Atxu Amann: Gender and Architecture Beyond Dualities

Spanish architect Atxu Amann discusses gender in architecture, a research path she began in the 1990s with her doctoral thesis 'El espacio doméstico: La mujer y la casa'. Graduated in 1987 from Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid, she co-founded Temperaturas Extremas Arquitectos with Nicolás Maruri and Andrés Cánovas. Her work examines traditional domestic gender roles, public space constraints, and professional disparities. Amann, who curated the Spanish Pavilion at the 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale with the project 'Becoming', rejects dualities like private/public and male/female, advocating for diversity. She involved students via an open call and overlaid information on 400 works by Vaquero Palacios (1952). Amann identifies as feminist, anti-racist, anti-bullfighting, atheist, and pro-choice. The interview is part of the 'Past, Present, Future' series by Itinerant Office.