Group 10
HOW WOMEN BUILD?

‘How Women Build?’ is a live research and conference at the Manchester School of Architecture; and due to COVID 19 has shifted online. Using analysis of the registration documents provided by the collaborators, you will co-curate a blog placing Manchester’s contribution to educate female designers within the international, multidisciplinary context of the conference. We are also interested in creating a series of feminist graphics to act as prominent visuals on the blog and to design a feminist wallpaper. We are providing exposure to women who are unknown and unseen in the industry to encourage more women to join and to promote equity in the Architecture and Landscape professions. The outputs will include a blog, a feminist wallpaper and possibly an animation. Further outputs and ideas will be discussed with you as a team. Follow on instagram for more information @how_women_build @praxxis_F

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Joe C / Rianna G / Tala-Carol K / Ebunofe A

Joe C
Meet the Team!

Ebun Andu

Ebun previously studied at the Birmingham School of Architecture and Design. She has worked as a photographer for 5 years. She has joined the Manchester …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:35
Joe C
Meet the Team!

Joe Curtis

Joe previously studied at the Manchester School of Architecture and has continued to work within the feminist atelier, PRAXXIS. Joe’s research interest …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:39
Joe C
Meet the Team!

Aleksandra Drinkwater

Aleksandra is a BA (Hons) graduate from Liverpool University with experience in small scale residential projects as well as masterplanning. …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:40
Joe C
Meet the Team!

Rianna Grant

Rianna previously studied at the University of Sheffield and after two years working in practice in London, she has joined the Manchester School of …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:41
Joe C
Meet the Team!

Tala-Carol Khouri

Tala previously studied at the University of Reading, upon completing her bachelors, she has worked in practice in Amman, Jordan. She has joined …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:42
Joe C
Meet the Team!

April Sidlow

April graduated from the MSA undergraduate course in 2018 and stayed in Manchester working in practice for 2 years as a Project Manager. April is passionate …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:43
Joe C
Meet the Collaborators!

Helen Aston

Helen Aston is a Senior Lecturer at the Manchester School of Architecture and has been teaching in architecture schools for over 24 years, …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:53
Joe C
Meet the Collaborators!

Dr Luca Csepely-Knorr

Dr Luca Csepely-Knorr is a chartered landscape architect, art historian and Reader at the Manchester School of Architecture. Her …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 16:53
Rianna G
Skills:

This research project will provide an opportunity for the BA and MLA1 students to expand their current knowledge on feminist principles within architecture, landscape and …More
Posted 1 Mar 2021 17:10
Rianna G
Social Value:

Working with How Women Build?, we aim to provide exposure to women who are unknown and unseen in the industry. We want to provide them with the platform they deserve, …More
Posted 2 Mar 2021 11:04
Joe C
Meet our Guests!

Joy Burgess

Joy is currently carrying out her PhD at the MSA in collaboration with Historic England. She is researching the work of female landscape architects …More
Posted 22 Mar 2021 21:20
Rianna G
Icebreaker Challenge! Today we met the wider team, as the BA1 and BA2 have now joined us. We decided to break the ice and invited everyone to change their background to something fun, …More
Posted 10 May 2021 11:14
Rianna G
Day 2: Research
For day 2 of How Women Build? we have split our team up into three groups. Each group has been given 6 names of women who have graduated from the Manchester School …More
Posted 11 May 2021 14:33
Rianna G
Day 2: Research
For day 2 of How Women Build? we have split our team up into three groups. Each group has been given 6 names of women who have graduated from the Manchester School …More
Posted 11 May 2021 14:34
Rianna G
Day 2: Research
For day 2 of How Women Build? we have split our team up into three groups. Each group has been given 6 names of women who have graduated from the Manchester School …More
Posted 11 May 2021 14:34
Ebunofe A
Maria is a second year student at the MSA, experimenting and exploring what her potential interests may narrow down to later in her career path. At the moment she remains open-minded …More
Posted 12 May 2021 11:47
Ebunofe A
Aaya is a first year Architecture student at MSA. She enjoys applying a multidisciplinary approach to her work, especially in exploring how art & design, psychology and anthropology …More
Posted 12 May 2021 11:47
Tala-Carol K
Bima is in the second year of the BA Architecture program in the Manchester School of Architecture. His current interest in how women navigate spaces within the city of Jakarta, and …More
Posted 12 May 2021 12:06
Tala-Carol K
First year, MSA
I am interested in the move towards a greater level of equality, and therefore how we can use architecture as a tool in the feminist movement. Successful architects …More
Posted 12 May 2021 12:07
Tala-Carol K
Ruby is in the second year of BA Architecture at the Manchester School of Architecture. Born in Hong Kong, where the male patriarchal culture still exists without people realising actively, …More
Posted 12 May 2021 12:10
Tala-Carol K
I am currently completing my second year at Manchester School of Architecture. I am interested in sustainable and innovative design solutions focused on creating healthy, productive …More
Posted 12 May 2021 12:24
Tala-Carol K
Alina is a first year Architecture student at MSA. She wants to learn more about how different materials and lighting can change the atmosphere of a place, as well as how people have …More
Posted 13 May 2021 12:56
Rianna G
Today we had a guest speaker, Joy Burgess. Joy is currently carrying out her PhD at the MSA in collaboration with Historic England. She is researching the work of female landscape architects …More
Posted 13 May 2021 15:04
Rianna G
Joy gave the group a talk on Mary Mitchell, a landscape architect she has been researching for her PHD. Mary Mitchell is one of the case studies group 3 are working on, she graduated …More
Posted 13 May 2021 15:28
Ebunofe A
Last we discovered that more women chose landscape Architecture before the 1990s. Our 2nd-year team member Claudia Rowe interviewed Vanessa Ross. We disused life what university life …More
Posted 17 May 2021 09:12
Rianna G
Each group were asked to analyse the data provided by our collaborators, documenting every person who had enrolled and graduated from Manchester universities (excluding University of …More
Posted 18 May 2021 15:15
Rianna G
Group 02 looked at the second wave of feminism (1960-1990). While the ratios of women to men are still extremely low, the number of women enrolling in these courses was increasing. …More
Posted 18 May 2021 15:18
Rianna G
Group 03 analysed the third wave of feminism (1990-2000). The data after 2000 is slightly inaccurate, therefore this is where the data stops. The ratio of men to women is improving, …More
Posted 18 May 2021 15:22
Joe C
The 'How Women Build' blog is nearing completion and will be LIVE tomorrow!

The How Women Build blog is a repository of research and data undertaken by both Helen Aston, Dr. Luca …More
Posted 19 May 2021 11:42
Joe C
Here are some images of our feminist timeline coming together by Group 02.

The timeline records gender, architectural and landscape history, worldwide historical events, as well …More
Posted 19 May 2021 12:00
Joe C
Here is a selection of some of the work from Group 03.

Using case study research from the previous week, Group 03 has been creating a series of feminist posters which celebrate …More
Posted 19 May 2021 12:20
Rianna G
This group started off looking at feminist propaganda posters, historic and modern examples. They were keen to find any reoccurring interesting images that could be used in the wallpaper. …More
Posted 20 May 2021 15:38
Joe C
Yesterday we met with Helen Aston for our final review, we were also joined by Joy Burgess, a PhD student at MMU. We presented the final how WOMEN build? blog as well as a feminist …More
Posted 21 May 2021 10:51
Rianna G
Feminist Wallpaper!

This is a section of the feminist wallpaper, the design was completed by group 02. The whole group, then, collaborated to help add all the names to the pattern. …More
Posted 21 May 2021 14:14
Rianna G
One of the MArch students took the finished feminist wallpaper and helped to photoshop the design on to a wall. This visual allowed the group to see what the final product would look …More
Posted 21 May 2021 14:33
Rianna G
Group 02 worked on a feminist timeline, documenting the years from the data records of admissions to the Manchester School of Architecture. The timeline records gender, architectural …More
Posted 21 May 2021 14:42
Rianna G
First Wave of Feminism Timeline

The timeline documents major events from 1875 to 1959. The text in yellow describes key figures from the records of architecture and landscape architecture …More
Posted 21 May 2021 14:54
Rianna G
Second Wave of Feminism Timeline

The timeline documents major events from 1960 to 1980. The text in yellow describes key figures from the records of architecture and landscape architecture …More
Posted 21 May 2021 15:00
Rianna G
Third and Fourth Wave of Feminism Timeline

The timeline documents major events from 1990 to 2010. The text in yellow describes key figures from the records of architecture and landscape …More
Posted 21 May 2021 15:06
Rianna G
Each group were asked to analyse the data provided by our collaborators, documenting every person who had enrolled and graduated from Manchester universities (excluding University of …More
Posted 21 May 2021 15:12
Rianna G
Each group were asked to analyse the data provided by our collaborators, documenting every person who had enrolled and graduated from Manchester universities (excluding University of …More
Posted 21 May 2021 15:13
Rianna G
Each group were asked to analyse the data provided by our collaborators, documenting every person who had enrolled and graduated from Manchester universities (excluding University of …More
Posted 21 May 2021 15:14
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:20
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:30
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:37
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:43
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:49
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:50
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:50
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:51
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:51
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:52
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:52
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:52
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:53
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:54
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 20:58
Joe C
As part of the event, we explored the lives of female graduates from the Manchester School of Architecture in the past 100 years. In total, we undertook 16 case studies, which the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 21:01
Joe C
Today we handed over the 'how WOMEN build?' blog to the collaborators ready for them to use for their live conference. The blog has entirely been created using work created by the BA …More
Posted 21 May 2021 21:09
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