The Architectural Review

The Architectural Review has announced the final winners in its 2016 Women in Architecture awards, awarding Mexican architect Gabriela Etchegaray with the Moira Gemmill Prize for Emerging Architecture, and Jeanne Gang with the Architect of the Year award. In honoring Gang and Etchegaray, the AR noted that both “have demonstrated excellence in design and a commitment to working both sustainably and democratically with local communities.”

Heydar Aliyev Center

Zaha Hadid Architects

We at design got really inspired and excited with the news, so in celebration of International Women’s day, and to honor their work, we present you some outstanding projects designed by female architects.

Yinchuan Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) 

Waa (we architech anonymous)

While there is still a lot of progress that needs to be made to achieve gender equality within the profession, women are behind some of the most recognizable and inspiring projects. The selection features work by the only two women to have been awarded the Pritzker Prize – Zaha Hadid and Kazuyo Sejima – as well as projects designed by Sharon Davis and Elisabete de Oliveira Saldanha, who both won Building of the Year 2016 awards. All projects represent the potential of each architect and can serve as inspiration for everyone.