Book Talk: 'Beyond Building: Architecture and Gender in Nineteenth-Century France'

Heidi Brevik-Zender’s new book examines architecture in nineteenth-century France through the lens of gender, making a case for the adoption of an expansive view of architecture and the inclusion of previously excluded makers and works.  Highlighting the creative work of four women and one nonbinary individual, this book reveals that architectural production extended beyond men, even when only men could be officially certified as architects. Drawing on diverse materials, including poetry, photography, archaeological artifacts, literary fiction, theater sets, and journalism, Beyond Building brings to light the contributions of those long excluded from architectural scholarship due to their gender. 

All welcome. Registration not required.

This event has been organised by the Centre for French and Francophone Research. The centre provides a showcase for the diversity of French and Francophone studies in a global context across many disciplines at UCL, including literary studies, history, philosophy, art history, anthropology, global health, and the physical sciences. The goal is to create a space for researchers and students from across the university broadly interested in the French-speaking world to share their work and to promote interdisciplinary collaboration.