Matrix.
Making Space: women and the man-made environment.
Verso. 1984
Making Space, first published in 1984, is a pioneering collection of essays which challenges us to look at how the built environment impacts women’s lives. It exposes the sexist assumptions regarding gender and sexuality that have a fundamental impact on the way buildings are designed and our cities planned.
Written collaboratively by the feminist collective Matrix, the book provides a full-blown critique of the patriarchal built environment both in the home and in public space, outlining alternative forms of practice that are still relevant today. It remains a landmark book highlighting the possibilities of a feminist future.
This updated edition comes with a new foreword examining the context, process and legacy of Making Space written by two leading feminists in architecture.