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Making Space is a pioneering work first published in 1984 which challenges us to look at how the built environment impacts on women’s lives. It exposes the sexist assumptions on gender and sexuality that have a fundamental impact on the way buildings are designed and our cities are planned. Written collaboratively by the feminist collective Matrix, the book provides a full blown critique of the patriarchal built environment both in the home and in public space, and outline alternative forms of practice that are still relevant today. Making Space remains a path breaking book pointing to possibilities of a feminist future. Some authors worked for the London-based Matrix Feminist Architect’s collective, an architectural practice set up in 1980 seeking to establish a feminist approach to design. They worked on design projects - such as community, children and women’s centres. Others were engaged in building work, teaching and research. The new edition comes with a new introduction examining the context, process and legacy of Making Space written by leading feminists in architecture.
Author(s): Lloyd Thomas K, Burns K
Editor(s): Matrix Feminist Design Co-operative
Publication type: Book Chapter
Publication status: Published
Book Title: Making Space: Women and the Man-Made Environment
Year: 2022
Pages: ix-xxv
Print publication date: 01/03/2022
Online publication date: 01/03/2022
Acceptance date: 02/04/2018
Series Title: Verso Feminist Classics
Publisher: Verso
Place Published: London
URL: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/2902-making-space
Notes: This book was a reprint of a feminist classic from 1984 with a new introduction by myself and Karen Burns. I worked closely with ex-Matrix member Fran Bradshaw to identify a publisher for the reprint and with Verso and ex-Matrix members to guide publication. Karen Burns and myself undertook extensive interviews and new research in the development of the introduction. 9781839765728 ebook ISBN.
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ISBN: 9781839765711
