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Cover storyJedna od građevina za Olimpijske igre u Londonu 2012. /One of the constructions for Olympic Games London 2012Expo centar u Moskvi, Zaha Hadid / Expocenterdevelopment in Moscow, Zaha HadidWOMEN IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGNVisionaries of Future and StyleIcons of the 21st CenturyOver the last several years, there have been more and more female architects and designersthat have used their strong personalities and original designer solutions to “walk into” the worldarchitecture and design scene by paving the way for new tendencies in the 21st century. Webring you career overviews of several most influential representatives, while expressing hopethat their number will grow by the year and that they will use their subtle sense of aestheticsand harmony to contribute to the evolution of architecture and design in this centuryWritten by: Danijela MandušiæIf we look into the history of art, the fields of designand particularly architecture have always been dominatedby men, and there have been numerous malearchitects and designers that have created styles andformed trends in world architecture and design (such asLe Corbusier, Walter Gropius, Antonio Gaudi and others).Even if some women were involved in these fields of art,they would mostly remain in the shadows of famous menthey created with. Ray Kaiser is the perfect example, asshe was married to the much more famous Eames Kaiser,while Charlotte Perriand may have paved the way formodernism in design, but all that hard work couldn’t liberatefrom the shadow of the great Le Corbusier, who washer associate. Over the last several decades, the situationhas finally changed to the benefit of women, which is par-22Photo: DalCasa archiveticularly noticeable in the 21st century that has presentedseveral original personalities that brought a true breath offresh air into the stale world of architecture. The most obviousof those personalities is the charismatic Zaha Hadid,and she has become a symbol of a strong woman in aman’s world after winning the most prestigious architectonicaward, the Pritzker Award in 2004, which has turnedher into a role model for many others.Several other women have used their strong personalitiesand original designer solutions to “walk into” the world architectureand design scene by paving the way for newtendencies in the 21st century, while also showing theworld how women can get the job done. We bring youcareer overviews of several most influential representatives,while expressing hope that their number will grow