October 30, 2008

I am a woman blogger...


...who noticed this, posted the other day by one of my favourite women bloggers:

"Science Books and Films gave You Can Be A Woman Architect by Margot Siegel and Judith Love Cohen (ill. by David Katz) their Recommendation. Their review stated in part: Margot Siegel, the architect profiled describes in her own words what made her want to become an architect and how she proceeded toward her goal. After telling of her schooling and current work, she asks, "Do you like to draw? Do you like to make things? Can you visualize three-dimensionally? Do you like to work with people? Then you can do it too. You can be a woman architect!"

...hmmm. I knew I wanted (had to) to blog about this, but even after days of thinking about it my mind still can't find the words.

I could make a joke about it...it's not like the hundreds of women I work with every day are here to get their WMArch degree. It's not like they'll be applying for different positions. It's not like being a 'woman architect' is a career that is any different from being an 'architect'. Aside, of course, from the fact that it's likely they will earn less than their male counterparts.

But what I really want is to hear what YOU have to say about it. So lets hear it...

October 21, 2008

Around and about...


Inspired by the extraordinary installations around the school made by ordinary objects?

Check out artist Tara Donovan, who is doing similar things...


October 16, 2008

Down the rabbitt hole...


Urban adventurer and human geographer Michael Cook will be lecturing at the School of Architecture on Tuesday, October 28th at 7pm.

Cook chronicles his adventures through underground tunnels and waterways with striking pictures on his site The Vanishing Point. If you want to dig a little deeper, check out this interview he did with the BLDGBLOG.

For more about urban exploration in the Toronto area you can look here or here or check out the book display in the library.

Interested in a more gentle introduction to urban exploration? UW School of Architecture alum Emma Cubitt will be guiding a walking tour this Saturday of the alleyways in my Hamilton neighbourhood. And that's not all she's up to...

Learn from experience...

With these NEW BOOKS!