Building awareness
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Women account for just 1% of the United Kingdom's constructionindustry, and just 9% of architects, with female architects such as Gladys Martinez and MaggiePickles complaining they must work much harder than their male counterparts to gain respect.Pickles has founded the Women in Construction Alliance that aims to promote opportunities forwomen in the industry. Martinez and Pickles were awarded the contract to design the newBlackburne House women's training centre in Liverpool, England.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1995
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Get out there and talk straight: architects need to demystify the design process. The RIBA Architecture Centre's 'How Did They Do That?' series is showing the way
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There is a call for artists to explain their work to the general public, in the same way scientists can make accessible even the most complex concepts. The RIBA Architecture Centre's How Did They Do That series aimed to demystify the design process, and the RIBA exhibition the Art of the Process was held in 1993.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1996
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Palumbo looks to a bright future for architecture
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Architects need to regain their confidence in their own designs, according to Lord Palumbo. Society finds it easy to criticise architecture now, but greater tolerance is needed. Architects can create the heritage of tomorrow by making designs of excellence. The designs must be both functional and aesthetic.
Publication Name: Architects' Journal
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0003-8466
Year: 1995
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