actually im really surprised more guys dont go into nursing. the pay is very good, employment is guaranteed, u can go live wherever you want. you can work four days and get paid for five, you can meet lots of cute nurses on your smoke breaks, and it would be pretty exciting working in some of the fields. but i guess we'd rather stare at computers all day and night designing things that dont get built and bitching about our salaries...perhaps if they changed the name from nursing to (fill in the blank) the desperate shortage of (fill in the blank) would be filled by former architecture students.
As long as one regards it as cathartic "meta-humour" in this day and age, woman-designer jokes still "work". Just like mother-in-law jokes; y'know, I'm planning to get my mother-in-law a Rietveld chair, etc...
Hands up, those who'd still laugh their asparagus off when a cartoon character's exploding cigar turns him into Rochester.
But just to straight-up answer her question, isn't it inevitably Zaha? I mean, she runs a firm of what, like 100 people now? She used to be in the category of impressive unbuilt architecture (paintings in those times) and is now in the category, 'dubious built work'. And she has a Pritzker, for christs sake!
amazing how the topic went from kinda interesting to sophomoric in half a screen length. what is it that frightens people when someone asks a serious question? is it the male/female thing?
i dunno. i work, my wife doesn't, and she stays home to take care of the kids. for now. but i would be an idiot if i thought she couldn't do my job.
zaha of the past few years is really amazing. lots of other female achitects out there though... didn't kow all of the above, which was nice. seing new work is always cool...
I have to agree with Jump. As the original poster, I'd like to thank all those who responded to the question at hand.
I have explained upthread that I am working for a women's magazine, not a general interest magazine such as Vanity Fair or a professional journal. The decision to limit this editorial to a "female architect" is largely about introducing the female readership to powerful role models.
Yeah, I find it weird that the thread got so generic again. The second half of it became what most threads on here are like.
The other thing that gets annoying is that people have to question the question itself which happens all the time on here. The way I look at it is either answer the question or just move on, but don't waste space with meaningless filler.
delugan, honestly, no snottiness intended in my response:
Questioning the question is, to me, what generates discussion. Otherwise these would be the Archinect Answer Please forums. Yes there are some threads that just require a direct answer ("why is all my ACAD text disappearing?!?!") and it is wonderful when people are helpful in that way. But the fun of discussion is evident when topics veer off into unexpected territory.
Liberty Bell, your question was fine, but I guess I feel that kolorado didn't want to have a discussion on why she was writting the story, but on who to write the story about. Also, you have to admit that what was an interesting discussion already occuring, the thread got weak fast and became all other sarcastical threads on here. That wasn't a result of your question, but I think that the question was predetermined before the person got here. You did however question it in an intelligent and thoughtful way which is why I wasn't annoyed with the thread until it was veered off course later.
i don't think liberty bell is capable of posting bad-ness. s'all good. no comment on other posts beyond what i wrote above.
and not a big deal anyway, jes an observation.
i was thinking it would be annoying for the original poster to force her(him)-self to go through the chaf on the off chance someone posted something on topic that was really useful. of course that is the nature of this place (well, the internet in general really), but magazine deadlines are hard enough...
Original poster here: Jump, I have followed the thread very closely, and have checked out the work of any architect mentioned with whose work I was unfamiliar. Was not able to really appreciate Carme Pina, however, as her firm's website appears to feature only drawings.
Magazine writer trying to identify the "leading" female architects today
actually im really surprised more guys dont go into nursing. the pay is very good, employment is guaranteed, u can go live wherever you want. you can work four days and get paid for five, you can meet lots of cute nurses on your smoke breaks, and it would be pretty exciting working in some of the fields. but i guess we'd rather stare at computers all day and night designing things that dont get built and bitching about our salaries...perhaps if they changed the name from nursing to (fill in the blank) the desperate shortage of (fill in the blank) would be filled by former architecture students.
As long as one regards it as cathartic "meta-humour" in this day and age, woman-designer jokes still "work". Just like mother-in-law jokes; y'know, I'm planning to get my mother-in-law a Rietveld chair, etc...
Hands up, those who'd still laugh their asparagus off when a cartoon character's exploding cigar turns him into Rochester.
ok ok ok
fine fine..
FINE !
oh. now you've done it.
But just to straight-up answer her question, isn't it inevitably Zaha? I mean, she runs a firm of what, like 100 people now? She used to be in the category of impressive unbuilt architecture (paintings in those times) and is now in the category, 'dubious built work'. And she has a Pritzker, for christs sake!
Yikes, or 'his' questions.
Somehow, Jane Jacobs ought to be mentioned--if not apropos the thread subject per se, then apropos the way this thread's gone.
RIP, BTW.
amazing how the topic went from kinda interesting to sophomoric in half a screen length. what is it that frightens people when someone asks a serious question? is it the male/female thing?
i dunno. i work, my wife doesn't, and she stays home to take care of the kids. for now. but i would be an idiot if i thought she couldn't do my job.
zaha of the past few years is really amazing. lots of other female achitects out there though... didn't kow all of the above, which was nice. seing new work is always cool...
I have to agree with Jump. As the original poster, I'd like to thank all those who responded to the question at hand.
I have explained upthread that I am working for a women's magazine, not a general interest magazine such as Vanity Fair or a professional journal. The decision to limit this editorial to a "female architect" is largely about introducing the female readership to powerful role models.
Yeah, I find it weird that the thread got so generic again. The second half of it became what most threads on here are like.
The other thing that gets annoying is that people have to question the question itself which happens all the time on here. The way I look at it is either answer the question or just move on, but don't waste space with meaningless filler.
delugan, honestly, no snottiness intended in my response:
Questioning the question is, to me, what generates discussion. Otherwise these would be the Archinect Answer Please forums. Yes there are some threads that just require a direct answer ("why is all my ACAD text disappearing?!?!") and it is wonderful when people are helpful in that way. But the fun of discussion is evident when topics veer off into unexpected territory.
Liberty Bell, your question was fine, but I guess I feel that kolorado didn't want to have a discussion on why she was writting the story, but on who to write the story about. Also, you have to admit that what was an interesting discussion already occuring, the thread got weak fast and became all other sarcastical threads on here. That wasn't a result of your question, but I think that the question was predetermined before the person got here. You did however question it in an intelligent and thoughtful way which is why I wasn't annoyed with the thread until it was veered off course later.
agree with del...
i don't think liberty bell is capable of posting bad-ness. s'all good. no comment on other posts beyond what i wrote above.
and not a big deal anyway, jes an observation.
i was thinking it would be annoying for the original poster to force her(him)-self to go through the chaf on the off chance someone posted something on topic that was really useful. of course that is the nature of this place (well, the internet in general really), but magazine deadlines are hard enough...
Original poster here: Jump, I have followed the thread very closely, and have checked out the work of any architect mentioned with whose work I was unfamiliar. Was not able to really appreciate Carme Pina, however, as her firm's website appears to feature only drawings.
you should profile some of the talented female architects that frequent archinect!!!
Mary-Anne Ray
Well, this thread's seen references to two so-called ugly obnoxious broads from rust-belt Pennsylvania: Jane Jacobs and Christina Aguilera.
*ouch*
But seriously, God bless'em.
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