My practice-led research, entitled City of Ladies, in collaboration with research assistant John Cruwys, was presented at Domobaal gallery in London in January 2020 (Figure 1). The specific version of the text that this project interprets is part of Harley 4431, a compilation that Pizan assembled for Queen Isabeau of Bavaria between 1410–1414 and one […]
I read this book in German to document my graduation thesis (1974) at the architecture school. It is a reference book on gardens starting from the Egyptian era up until the early twentieth century.
By travelling to Italy throughout the 1970s, my interest in Italian literature grew. The description of the landscape and the walk up to the house have opened up my way of looking and experiencing architecture placed within the landscape.
A book I read at the beginning of the 1970s, about the time I was finishing my studies. This book doesn’t directly talk about architecture but it does explore the status of women in society and their fight for equal rights. It has supported and stimulated me to realise my ambition as a woman and […]