Women's places Does being outside, or at the margins of professional spheres and urban decision-making offer unique perspective and contribution? How do we trace people and their work in and across institutional documentation that privileges named individual leaders/authors and formal works? Many individuals influenced how Scottish places were made when access to professions were limited for women: These include town planner Elizabeth Mitchell, antiquarian Christian Maclagan, Mrs Elizabeth M Reid who won a design for the Scottish Ideal Home exhibition in 1932. Susan Kemp's 2020 documentary of the Edinburgh Seven, In the Light, reveals connections between exclusions that were both educational and physical. Voices of Experience is an ongoing collaborative project that aims to build knowledge of women's contribution to architecture in Scotland. The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland (Autumn 2019 magazine) included articles on women's impact on the built environment, including designers, clients. WMC Advisory Board member, Nina Baker researches histories of women in engineering, including Early Women Engineering Graduates from Scottish Universities The event took place online via Zoom. Sep 07 2021 14.00 - 14.45 Women's places This is the second online lunchtime meeting hosted by the network. Discussion focuses on the margins of professional spheres and urban decision-making for women. Please register on Eventbrite
Women's places Does being outside, or at the margins of professional spheres and urban decision-making offer unique perspective and contribution? How do we trace people and their work in and across institutional documentation that privileges named individual leaders/authors and formal works? Many individuals influenced how Scottish places were made when access to professions were limited for women: These include town planner Elizabeth Mitchell, antiquarian Christian Maclagan, Mrs Elizabeth M Reid who won a design for the Scottish Ideal Home exhibition in 1932. Susan Kemp's 2020 documentary of the Edinburgh Seven, In the Light, reveals connections between exclusions that were both educational and physical. Voices of Experience is an ongoing collaborative project that aims to build knowledge of women's contribution to architecture in Scotland. The Architectural Heritage Society of Scotland (Autumn 2019 magazine) included articles on women's impact on the built environment, including designers, clients. WMC Advisory Board member, Nina Baker researches histories of women in engineering, including Early Women Engineering Graduates from Scottish Universities The event took place online via Zoom. Sep 07 2021 14.00 - 14.45 Women's places This is the second online lunchtime meeting hosted by the network. Discussion focuses on the margins of professional spheres and urban decision-making for women. Please register on Eventbrite
Sep 07 2021 14.00 - 14.45 Women's places This is the second online lunchtime meeting hosted by the network. Discussion focuses on the margins of professional spheres and urban decision-making for women.
