The exhibition Big Plans. 10 women urbanists shape the modern world shows lives and works of ten women urbanists of the 20th century: Luz Amorocho, Catherine Bauer, Eulie Chowdhury, Jane Drew, Renée Gailhoustet, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, Carmen Portinho, Flora Ruchat-Roncati, Jaqueline Tyrwhitt and Beverly Willis.
On Friday, October 24, we will delve deeper into the theme of female urban planners with a lecture and panel discussion led by curator Catja Edens, with special attention to the role of master-apprentice relationships and how the women featured in the exhibition have fulfilled this role.
One of the guests is Swiss architect Sibil Sträuli, a former student of Flora Ruchat-Roncati — one of the ten urban planners featured in the exhibition. Drawing from her personal experience, Sträuli will reflect on the role of knowledge transfer, mentorship, and generational differences in design practice. The discussion offers insight into how the knowledge and ideals of the past century continue to shape today’s urban planning.
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Dates Friday 24 october
Location Bureau Europa, platform for architecture and design
Admission free