The recently released 100 Women: Architects in Practice book showcases the work of 100 architects from around the world. Here, the authors pick 10 that have never before been featured in Dezeen.
Launched last month, 100 Women: Architects in Practice was written by academics Harriet Harriss, Naomi House, Monika Parrinder and Dezeen editor Tom Ravenscroft, to draw attention to the work of women architects that is often overlooked.
"There are still very few well-known female architects"
"The architects in this book, who happen to be women, should all be household names, but the reality is that they are not and that beyond Zaha Hadid there are still very few well-known female architects," the authors told Dezeen. "In almost every country in the world, architecture is still a very male-dominated profession. This book aims to be a small part in the process of correcting that imbalance, while also looking at what architecture is, who it is for and what it can do."
The book contains interviews with 100 architects from all across the world along with images of their work. Along with the obvious focus on gender, the book aimed to be geographically diverse and features women from 78 countries.

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