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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.
Charlotte Perriand
Country of origin: France
Born: 1903
Died: 1999
Education: École de L’Union Centrale de Arts Decoratifs, Paris
Places of professional performance: France
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Denise Scott Brown
Country of origin: Zambia and United States of America
Born: 1931
Died: -
Education: AA School of Architecture, London. University of Pennsylvania, United States of America
Places of professional performance: United States of America
Eileen Gray
Country of Origin: Ireland
Born: 1878
Died: 1976
Academic qualifications: Slade School of Art, London, England; Académie Julian e École Colarossi, Paris, France.
Places of acting: Ireland, France and England.
Lilly Reich
Country of origin: Germany
Born: 1885
Died: 1947
Education: -
Places of professional performance: Austria, Germany, United States of America and Britain.
Marion Mahony Griffin
Country of origin: United States of America
Born: 1871
Died: 1961
Education: MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Places of professional performance: United States of America, Australia and India
