Making Space
Making Space
Women and the man-made environment
by Matrix ; forew. by Katie Lloyd Thomas and Karen Burns

Author(s)
Matrix
Publication, year
London ; New York : Verso, 2022
Scope
176 Pages, illustrated, 21 cm.
ISBN
9781839765711

Making Space is a pioneering work, first published in 1984, which challenges the public to look at how the built environment impacts on women’s lives. It exposes the sexist assumptions on gender and sexuality that have a fundamental impact on the way buildings are designed and our cities are planned. Written collaboratively by the feminist collective Matrix, the book provides a full blown critique of the patriarchal built environment both in the home and in public space, and outline alternative forms of practice that are still relevant today. Making Space remains a path breaking book pointing to possibilities of a feminist future. This new edition comes with a new introduction examining the context, process and legacy of Making Space written by leading feminists in architecture.


Keywords
feminism , architecture
Location
Cabinet 31 - 2: Lichaam en architectuur
Extra themes
Sexuality, Gender and Space
Remarks
Includes notes., references