Architects protest lack of women keynotes for 2017 AIA National Convention
US architects have expressed "outrage" at the lack of gender diversity at the American Institute of Architects' upcoming annual conference in Orlando. More
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Gender pay gap is broadening shows Women in Architecture survey
Men are paid more than women across the board and pay disparity is widening, according to the results of the 2016 Women in Architecture survey. More
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Denise Scott Brown wins Jane Drew Prize 2017 for women in architecture
Denise Scott Brown has been awarded this year's Jane Drew Prize for raising the profile of women in architecture, four years after her unsuccessful campaign to be retrospectively recognised for her role in her husband Robert Venturi's Pritzker Prize. More
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David Adjaye "embarrassed as a male" that women still need to fight for gender equality
The architecture and design industry still doesn't provide the same opportunities for both sexes said architect David Adjaye, on the day that hundreds of thousands of women worldwide marched for equal rights. More
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"Radical goth" Odile Decq is challenging architectural education in France
Profile: Odile Decq has been awarded with the Jane Drew prize for promoting the role of women in architecture, but with the launch of her own architecture school, her impact on French architecture could be much wider (+ slideshow). More
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Inequality still a serious issue in US architecture, say female architects
Women are being driven out or held back from careers in architecture by long hours, childcare, unequal pay and the likelihood of being passed over for promotion, according to a major new survey by the American Institute of Architects released to coincide with International Women's Day. More
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Odile Decq wins Jane Drew prize for women in architecture
French architect Odile Decq has been named as the recipient of the Jane Drew prize for raising the profile of women within architecture, as a survey finds large numbers of female architects reporting sexual discrimination or harassment. More
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Royal Gold Medal for Zaha Hadid was "totally overdue" says RIBA president
The Royal Institute of British Architects has acted "to right a 180-year wrong" by giving its highest honour to a woman, the body's president has said. More
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"Architecture is finally moving beyond a homogeneous status quo"
Opinion: the Chicago Architecture Biennial's diverse range of participants and mediums offers hope for the future of the discipline, despite protestations from self-appointed "gatekeepers" of the profession like Patrik Schumacher, says Mimi Zeiger. More
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"Women were unwelcome in architecture, but male architects couldn't live without them"
Opinion: an exhibition at New York's Museum of Arts and Design about women's role in postwar Modernism highlights the uneasy gender imbalance between craft and industrial design, says Alexandra Lange. More
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Denise Scott Brown petition for Pritzker recognition rejected
News: the Pritzker Prize jury has rejected a petition for architect Denise Scott Brown to retroactively receive recognition for the award that her husband and partner, Robert Venturi, won in 1991. More
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Robert Venturi joins call for Pritzker to recognise Denise Scott Brown
News: Pritzker Prize-winning architect Robert Venturi is backing a campaign calling for his 1991 accolade to be retrospectively shared with his wife and partner Denise Scott Brown. More
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Zaha Hadid joins call for Pritzker to correct Scott Brown "oversight"
News: architects including Zaha Hadid, Farshid Moussavi and Hani Rashid have signed a petition calling for Denise Scott Brown (above) to be recognised as a Pritzker Prize laureate alongside her husband, Robert Venturi, who was awarded the prestigious prize in 1991. More
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Denise Scott Brown demands Pritzker recognition
News: architect Denise Scott Brown has asked to be retrospectively acknowledged for her role in her husband Robert Venturi's 1991 Pritzker Prize. More
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Zaha Hadid slams "misogynist behaviour" in UK architecture
News: Zaha Hadid has railed against the UK's "misogynist" attitude towards women architects after a survey of women in the profession found nearly a third knew they were paid less than their male counterparts for the same job. More
