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Architecture needs women. How can the built environment be designed without the expert input of half the population? In spite of the significant number of women choosing to study architecture as undergraduates, once qualified women remain in the minority.
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Thrive: A field guide for women in architecture
About the author
Sumita Singha is an architect, academic and author, with the UIA:UNESCO, Women In Business and Atkins Inspire awards, amongst others. She founded Architects For Change, RIBA's Equality forum and is past Chair of Women In Architecture. Sumita has served on many committees at RIBA for 25 years. She is a nationally elected RIBA Councillor and Board Trustee for Education. Sumita is a trustee of four built environment charities. She is the founding director of Charushila, an international design charity. She teaches architecture in the UK and abroad; and is the author of several books including Future Healthcare Design (RIBA Publishing, 2020). Sumita received the OBE for services to architecture in 2021.
Summary
A practical guide for students and architects which explores the history of women in architecture and examines how the profession can better serve women in future.
