2024-12-22T01:38:48-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150210802/documentary-explores-the-lives-of-4-innovative-women-in-architecture Sean Joyner 2020-08-10T12:16:00-04:00 >2020-08-13T13:31:05-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f9f4bdfdde128bd386b943a46a703c72.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://www.citydreamersfilm.com/" target="_blank"><em>City Dreamers</em></a><em></em> is a Canadian documentary directed by Joseph Hillel that looks at the lives of Phyllis Lambert, Denise Scott Brown, Cornelia Oberlander, and Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, all notable powerhouses in architecture and design who were among some of the first women to rise to prominence within the male dominated industry of the time.</p> <p>Founding and creating the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal is probably one of Phyllis Lambert's greatest feats. Apart from working with the likes of Mies van der Rohe and receiving honorary degrees from roughly 26 universities, Lambert has also built a commendable career as a philanthropist.</p> <p>Denise Scott Brown's work along with her husband, Robert Venturi is often regarded as some of the most influential amongst twentieth century architectural discourse. Learning from Las Vegas is a favorite. But, perhaps even more notably, Scott Brown grew to become a powerful advocate for Women in Architecture and continues to be a symbol for equality...</p>