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Annabelle Selldorf
Country of origin: United States of America
Born: 1962
Died: -
Education: Pratt Institue, New Iork, USA. Syracuse University in Florence, Italy.
Places of professional performance: USA, Britain, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan.
Unfortunately, many talented female architects suffered from the negative consequences of the misogynistic social structure in which they worked. Even when they completed brilliant and important work, women rarely received the credit for their accomplishments. Oftentimes the legacy of their work was pushed to the back due to the ascension of their colleagues, as was the case for Aino Aalto, Eileen Gray, Ray Eames and Charlotte Perriad. Others, like Lily Reich, suffered from the consequences of political upheaval. Marion Mahony Griffin, for example, collaborated with Frank Lloyd Wright (although she wasn’t recognized), and she was a great designer and illustrator of the Prairie style, in addition to carrying out a project for the city of Canberra in Australia. The best known case, however, is Denise Scott Brown, whose work was blatantly ignored while her husband received the Pritzker Prize alone for work that was notoriously collaborative.
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Gae Aulenti
Country of origin: Iran
Born: 1965
Died: -
Education: University of Dundee, University of London, Master degree in Architecture at Havard School of Design.
Places of professional performance: United States of America, Britain, Iran, Japan, Holland, Spain, Italy and Turkey.
Gae Aulenti
Country of origin: Italy
Born: 1927
Died: 2012
Education: Polytechnic University of Milan
Acting Places: Italy, Germany, Canada, USA and Spain
Lina Bo Bardi
Country of origin: Italy and Brazil
Born: 1914
Died: 1992
Education: School of Architecture of Rome
Places of professional performance: Italy and Brazil.
Marianne Mckenna
Country of origin: Canada
Born: 1951
Died: -
Education: Yale University
Places of professional performance: Canada, United States of America, Germany
Odile Descq
Country of origin: France
Born: 1955
Died: -
Education: Rennes, France
Places of professional performance: France, Belgium, Italy, China, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, the Netherlands, Egypt, Turkey, USA and Canada.
Sejima Kazuyo
Country of origin: Japan
Born: 1956
Died: -
Education: Women University of Japan
Places of professional performance: Japan, Netherlands, USA, France, Germany, Spain
