WOMEN WHO BUILD was developed as an association of professionals connected to habitat design. On February 21st 2002 Women Who Build was registered in the National Register Association of Madrid as a non-profit Organization.
The development of this Organization has helped to enforce the work completed by members of WOMEN WHO BUILD forum since 1995. The current situation of individuals in the profession of architecture in Spain and all over the world have come across difficult times, for this reason we think it is important to develop collective projects, that stem away from individualism and competitiveness that is so present in our daily life.
We are living in a time where women have begun to gain entry into all kinds of professions, creating new waves of opinions and sparking interests due to their singularity. The need to introduce new perspectives in respect to the design of architecture and inhabited places, is a topic that has been treated with great interest in Institutional and Social fields in all European Countries and has opened doors of opportunity to women architects, women urban planners and all those involved in the world of construction, into a field of investigation that possesses great possibilities. The speed in which society is evolving is not parallel to the existing model of spaces where life happens. Great contradictions appear when the intention is to solve the actual human necessities.
Women Who Build forum was created as a tool for the investigation and development of new proposals, endorsed by the experience of architects and professionals of spaces to be built.
It is set up as an open virtual network, with the objective to create a new way of thinking, based on contribution as opposed to comparison, a solidary platform, in which architecture is understood as a means of connecting people actively involved and interested in the construction of a new society, the society in which we are living
YEAR 2010
- Exhibition."Building from the Inside", Town hall (Tres Cantos Madrid-Mar. 10)
- Participation in the Day " Another House is Possible" (Madrid, May 010)
YEAR 2009
- Participation in the Day "Gender, Town Planing & Participation",Town Hall (Burgos, 09)
- Participation in the Int. Congress: "Mediterranean Voices III", MPU (Granada, July.09)
-Participation in York University lecture "Cities with no time". (Toronto, Canada Nov. 09)
- Publication of the new catalogue of the Exhibition Women who build. (Zaragoza, Oct.09)
YEAR 2008
- Participation in “Women´s Voices in Town Planning Politics” Day (Alicante, Mar. 08)
- Exhibition."Building from the Inside", Women Ctr & Order of Arch (Zaragoza Mar-Apr. 08)
- Participation in "Women Councillor Day". (Zaragoza, May.08)
- Participation in"City & Enviroment Reflections & Proposals" Coruña University (June. 08)
- Participation in"2nd Encounter of Women Assocation.", Town Hall (Guadalajara, Oct.08)
- Participation in the "Igualitary Days", Talavera de la Reina Town Hall (Toledo, Nov.08)
YEAR 2007
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Participation in the “Seventh
Cultural Week in the School of
Architecture” (Sevilla, February 2007)
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Participation in the Day " City and Women" (Huelva,
March 2007)
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Participation in the Day " Women Who Build”
(Euskalduna Palace, Bilbao, March 2007)
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Participation in the
Exhibition: “Us, the Cities”
for Venice Bienal (Venice - Madrid, March 2007)
- Exhibition
presentation: "Building from the Inside"
(Madrid-Beirut-Roma-Utrecht), in Utrecht (Aula Academiebow &
Aorta Centre of Architecture) supported
by Utrecht City Council, Cervantes Institute & Spanish Embassy in the
Netherlands.
- Expo Zaragoza 2008, Diputación Foral of Vizcaya , “Contratas y Obras” & Zaragoza´s House for Women. This exhibition
displayed the work of 51 Spanish, Italian & Lebanese women architects and 7 Dutch (July-August 2007)
YEAR 2006
- Participation in the International Congress of Women & Architecture :"Design and Space for an Egalitarian Society" (Mérida, March 2006)
- Participation in the "Parks & Publics Gardners Spanish Asociation Congress" (Santander, June 2006)
- Participation in the Lecture in María Zambrano Centre (Madrid, June 2006)
- Participation in the Day " Gender & Town planning" (Langreo - Asturias, September 2006)
- Participation in the Day " Gender &Town planning" (Villacañas - Toledo, November 2006)
- Participation in the Day "3rd. Youth Participating Forum in the Design & Evaluation of Housing Politics" (December, 2006)
YEAR 2005
- Participation in the forum on “Urbanism & Territory. Building the 21st Century” (Estepona, Málaga, February 2005)
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Exhibition presentation: "Building from the Inside”,
in Barcelona. Displayed 22 of the original projects at the Francesca Bonne Maisón Centre,
Barcelona.
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The exhibition “Building in Parity”
was opened 25th of April
at the Hall of Barcelona School of Architecture.
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Participation, as members of the Women Commission of the Architecture Council of
Spain, in the Congress “Urbanism and Gender”, Barcelona School of
Architecture.
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Coordination of 5th Women
& City Work Shop . Architects Following Utopia: ¿Habitable Spaces within the
city?
Ortega y Gasset Foundation, Madrid Town Council (May 2005)
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Participation in the Forum "Women,
City & House", Youth Council, Women
Institute (Madrid, October 2005)
- Participation in the International Congress in Athens : " Women and Men in the Spaces of the Every day” (Athens, November 2005)
YEAR
2004
- Colaboration with Women Institute of Andalucía BUILDING IN PARITY, EQUAL Project. The international partners French group ARVHA & Italian group QUASCO (Nov. 2003 – June 2004)
- “Gender Perspective and Architecture”conference,Women General Direction of Madrid Community’s Psicosotial Unit (March 2004)
- Coordination of the City and environment: a place to live in encounter, organized by the Women Institute of Andalucía. Faculty of Politics and Sociology, U. of Granada (June 2004)
- Participation in the Women Who Build: Peace/ Europe/City/Diversity/sustainability/Equality, 6th panel “ACTIVE ANDALUCIA in Equality” XXI WOMEN CITIZENS. Córdoba (July 2004).
- Participation in “Historical Centres. The heart who beats” forum.Contribution “Housing & Community. Solidarity & biodiversity of the coexistence” table (Córdoba, October 2004).
- Publication of an article in the 5th number of the Cervantes Institute in Rome journal. “Women Who Build in the mediterranean space. An imaginary journey through the poetry of-
- built spaces” by Ana Estirado Gorría & colaboration of Cristina García-Rosales. Published with reference to the “Women Who Build – La donna construisce” exhibition (Rome June 2002)
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Participation
in paper: “A local proposal for the incorporation of gender
perspective to town planning”, in
colaboration with Housing & Land Public Promoters,
Andalucía Section.
- Realization of the City and Women 4th Act. The Inhabitable City. Youth Institute (Ministry of Work and Social Affairs) Madrid City Council (December 2004)
YEAR 2003
- Participation in the International Women Day Act in Navalcarnero Town Hall, Madrid (March 2003)
- Participation in the 2nd Act: " Women in Business", Monzón, Huesca (April 2003)
- 6th Meeting in Architecture: Women, City and Solidarity. Madrid School of Architecture (May 2003).
- Exhibition presentation: "Building from the Inside" (Madrid-Beirut-Roma), This exhibition showed the work of 62 Spanish women architects, 7 Lebanesse & 5 Italian (June 2003)
- Participation in the acts "The Not Written History" organized by Albacete Town Hall, Women Section (October 2003)
- Realization of the “City and Women 3rd Act. Space, time and conciliation: what’s left to do”. Employment & Services to the Citizen’s, Madrid Town Hall (December 2003)
- Participation in the acts "The City of the Women" organized by "Mercedes Machado" Society for Women Development. La Laguna, Tenerife (December 2003)
YEAR 2002
- Exhibition presentation: "Building from the Inside" in Beirut (Lebanon), This pioneer Exhibition showed the work of 62 Spanish women architects and 7 Lebanese (Oct-Nov. 2002)
- Book Publication: "5th Meeting in Architecture: The Mediteranean City". IFEMA, Madrid Fair (May 2002)
- Act: "Femenine Architecture" in Carrara, Italy, with "La Casa di Eva" group of La Sapienza, Rome University & Cristina Finucci. IMM, Carrara Stone Fair (May 2002)
- Exhibition of the 8 selected projects and the winner in the Competition for women architects from the Mediterranean Shores & the European Community THE MEDITERRANEAN "PLAZAS" FOR WOMEN AND PEACE in Huerto de los Leones, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, organized by the Alcalá City Council, UNESCO, Women General Direction of Madrid Community & the Spanish Architecture Institute, Cloister of Caracciolos Convent, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (May 2002)
- Participation in different activities, work groups & acts organized by Women General Direction of Madrid : Summer course in El Escorial U (Madrid), "Women & City": "In Equal Shares" (Leganés Town Hall), etc.