Building Up and Branching Out

Architecture has been dominated by men for pretty much all of its existence. However, these days there are some determined women to put their mark on the profession as well. The architecture world is beginning to take shape with both men and women alike producing fantastic works. But still there are few women recognized for their outstanding work.

The founders of Amici Productions LLC, Alice Shure and Janice Stanton, decided to help do something about it. They have begun working on a new documentary called “Making Space” which is a visual representation of the changes in architecture and how women currently in the field are affecting future architects for generations to come.

Stanton and Shure decided to form their documentary around some of the best in the business. They interviewed over 30 architects and decided upon five game-changing women that they call “rising stars.” As the documentary is being produced here is an early look at the five talented women selected to show their skills from the foundations to the film room according to a Huffington Post article.

1. Anabelle Selldorf

Anabelle Selldorf, founder of Selldorf Architects in New York was born in Germany. She specializes in interior design and architecture and is known for working on the Neu Galerie in New York and renovating buildings such as the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World and the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute.

2. Odile Decq

Decq has been selected for her accomplishments of winning Motorway Bridge for the A14 competition in Nanterre. She was a co-founder of ODBC, a French firm. However she began working alone in 1998 and has designed an extension for Rome’s Contemporary Art Museum as well as the Restaurant L’Opera at Opera Garnier in 2011.

3. Farshid Moussavi

Born in Iran and raised in England Moussavi is the director of Farshid Moussavi Architecture based in London. She has built the International Terminal in Yokohama in Japan and more recent work has included the Museum of Contemporary Art in Cleveland, Ohio.

4. Kathryn Gustafson

Gustafson works as a landscape architect in Seattle, WA. Primarily working on sculptured landscapes uniquely designed by her she mostly works on public places such as parks and gardens. Some work completed by Gustafson has been Arlene Kogod Courtyard at the Smithsonian as well as The Lurie Garden of Millenium Park in Chicago.

5. Marianne McKenna

Born in Montreal, Canada, McKenna is a founding partner at KPMB where she has led institutions such as: the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, the Royal Conservatory TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning and the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.