"If one were to think Brazilian 20th-century modernist genius, one might alight on Oscar Niemeyer, but see also the Italian emigre Lina Bo Bardi, who developed an Italian-style modernism with a Brazilian accent in her adopted homeland. Her Teatro Oficina, in Sao Paulo, was named by this paper as the best theatre in the world. Five hundred miles away is one of my favourite residential buildings, A la Ronde;"
"reading the recent report by the Royal Institute of British Architects (the RIBA) which found that stark displays of sexism were pushing women out of the profession, stalling their progress within it, or putting them off entering it altogether. The RIBA's chief executive officer, Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick the first woman CEO in the organisation's almost 200-year-old history said that the report, which documented sexual harassment (including stalking and groping), unequal pay (a 16% gender gap), unsociable hours, and pervasive power imbalances, makes for uncomfortable reading."
Lina Bo Bardi adapted Italian modernism to Brazil and her Teatro Oficina in São Paulo received top recognition. A la Ronde is a 16-sided house in Devon designed in 1796 by Jane and Mary Parminter and John Lowder, inspired by a Grand Tour and the Basilica of San Vitale. The Royal Institute of British Architects report found stark displays of sexism pushing women out of the profession, documenting sexual harassment, unequal pay (a 16% gender gap), unsociable hours, and pervasive power imbalances. Dr Valerie Vaughan-Dick is the first woman CEO of RIBA. Representation in registration and chartered membership remains low, with about 31% registered with the Architects' Registration Board (2022) and under a quarter of RIBA chartered members.
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