Zaha Hadid was a modern contemporary architect that broke many barriers in the 21st century.

Sri Lanka's first woman architect and pioneer of Tropical Modernism

The first female civil engineer in México.

Eileen Gray was one of the most iconic designers of the modernist movement. Her most notable project was the E-1027 villa in France.

Patron of Architecture during the Ottoman Empire

Han Schröder was one of the first women registered architects in the Netherlands and grew up in the iconic Schröder House.

Lilly Reich was a furniture designer who made iconic contributions to the modernist movement including the Brno Chair and the Barcelona Chair.

First woman registered as an architect and engineer in the Dominican Republic

In this bonus episode, we take a closer look into an incredible resource the International Archive for Women in Architecture or the IAWA.

Join our hosts as they reflect on the previous nine episodes of season one.

First Woman Architect in the US

Beverly Lorraine Greene was the first African-American woman licensed architect in the United States and Georgia Louise Harris Brown was the second.

Began the first all woman architecture firm in London.

First woman landscape architect in the US

Mariana was an influential critic of American Architecture and Landscape Architecture.

First woman to receive a degree in engineering from an American university.

The first woman architect licensed in California.

A woman of many firsts.

Started the International Archive of Women in Architecture

A podcast about women in the design and construction industry.