Women in the UK Architecture Profession, British Architectual Design, AA XX 100 2017
Women in the UK Architectural Profession
AA XX 100 Exhibition at Architectural Association School in London (the AA), England
7 Nov 2017
Women in the UK Architecture Profession
Marking the entry of women into the UK architectural profession
This year marks 100 years since women were first admitted into the Architectural Association School in London (the AA), a major step forward for women in the profession and a key part of the history of 20th and 21st century architecture in both Britain and the wider world.
Over the last four years, Dr Elizabeth Darling, Reader in Architectural History at Oxford Brookes University has been working on a major project to tell this story, including a newly launched exhibition at the AA and a new book. AA XX 100: AA Women in Architecture 1917-2017 exhibition, Zaha Hadid installation, model for the Hong Kong Peak project, 1983 // Trafalgar Square project, 1985:

photo © Sue Barr/AA
Dr Elizabeth Darling, a leading figure in the field of gender and architecture history in the UK, said: ?From the first students admitted in 1917, their training and early work, to the significant and diverse contributions have women made to the globalisation of architectural practice and production, the history of women at the AA is fascinating.
?The elements of this project, entitled AA XX 100, all help to draw attention to a subject that reveals much about society and cultur...