Minding her Business considers the overlooked activities of women entrepreneurs in the global dissemination of modern architecture.
Women have influenced the global dissemination of modern architecture and design through a wide variety of entrepreneurial activities. They have supervised the development, manufacture and marketing of innovative building materials. They have managed the processes through which buildings were created as real estate developers, philanthropists, social entrepreneurs and international aid workers. They have established and staffed shops that sold furnishings in new styles and created spaces in which architects gathered to exchange ideas. And, as editors and journalists, they have marketed products to consumers in the shelter press and general interest women’s magazines. An awareness of all of these roles supplements the increasing attention being paid to women architects and enables us to understand the influence that women have long had in shaping the world around them.
- Day 1 will take place at ESB Headquarters, Fitzwilliam Street, on 13 June 2024 with a session on ‘Construction’ followed by a keynote by Nina Stritzler-Levine and a reception at the Irish Architectural Archive.
- Day 2 will take place at the ESB Headquarters, Fitzwilliam Street, on 14 June 2024 with sessions on ‘Social Entrepreneurship’, ‘Developers’ and ‘Making Space’.
- Day 3 will take place at the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, on 15 June 2024 with a session on ‘Media’ followed by a viewing of the Eileen Gray collection and a walking tour of work by Grafton Architects, O'Donnell Tuomey, and McCullough Mulvin.
https://expanding-agency.com/conference/
The conference is sponsored by Expanding Agency: Gender, Race, and the Global Dissemination of Modern Architecture (https://expanding-agency.com), a research project funded by the European Research Council.
This project has received funding from the European Research Council(ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant agreement No 101019419).
Disclaimer: Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.
