{"product_id":"9781839765711","title":"Making Space : Women and the Man Made Environment","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Matrix\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eArchitecture\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8 March 2022 by Verso Books in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Feminist Classics' series.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 176 pages, integrated x50 images and drawings\u003cbr\u003e139 x 209 x 14mm | 156g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten collaboratively by the feminist collective Matrix, tthe book provide 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe new edition comes with a new introduction examining the context, process and legacy of Making Space written by leading feminists in architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Matrix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57390971093317,"sku":"9781839765711","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0994\/3721\/6069\/files\/9781839765711.jpg?v=1773516099","url":"https:\/\/stripyduckbookshopcafe.co.uk\/products\/9781839765711","provider":"The Stripy Duck Bookshop Café","version":"1.0","type":"link"}