According to a census conducted by the Brazilian Council of Architecture and Urbanism (CAU), women represent 63% of professionals working in the country. Even though they are the majority, recognition is still scarce – to date, only three women have been awarded a Pritzker, the world's most important architecture award, which has been in existence for 41 years. Iranian-British architect Zara Hadid won the prize in 2004, while the duo Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, from Grafton Architects, were the big winners in 2020. With this in mind, at
CASACOR 2019, 10 female architects dedicated their spaces to female strength and independence. In six squares across Brazil and even at the exhibition in Peru, the projects are portraits of women as understood by women, and bring functionality, a mature outlook and a spirit of leadership. Check out the gallery!