{"id":28190,"date":"2026-03-05T12:32:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T12:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/dones-arquitectes-edificis-famosos\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T08:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T08:24:59","slug":"women-architects-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/en\/women-architects-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"7 iconic buildings and designs created by women architects you may not have known about"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"1300\" data-end=\"1525\">When we think of great references in architecture, male names often come to mind. But the reality is that many <strong data-start=\"1421\" data-end=\"1524\">women architects and designers have created some of the most innovative and inspiring spaces in the world<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1527\" data-end=\"1688\">For decades, many of these professionals have worked on projects that today are benchmarks in contemporary architecture, urban planning or interior design.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1934\">This <strong data-start=\"1697\" data-end=\"1729\">International Women&#8217;s Day<\/strong>, from Efeb\u00e9 we want to focus on some of these figures. Architects who have left their mark with <strong data-start=\"1835\" data-end=\"1933\">emblematic buildings, cultural spaces or projects that dialogue with the landscape and society<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1936\" data-end=\"2022\">Maybe you know these buildings. What you may not know is <strong data-start=\"1997\" data-end=\"2021\">who designed them<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1604\" data-end=\"1637\">1. Hearst Castle \u2013 Julia Morgan<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_28191\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28191\" class=\"wp-image-28153 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hearst_Castle-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Hearst Castle California architecture Julia Morgan\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hearst_Castle-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hearst_Castle-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hearst_Castle-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Hearst_Castle.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Proimos &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=21649507<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_28193\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28193\" class=\"wp-image-28154 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Julia_Morgan.jpg\" alt=\"architect Julia Morgan portrait\" width=\"190\" height=\"240\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Boy\u00e9 Studio, San Francisco &#8211; https:\/\/digital.lib.calpoly.edu\/rekl-2071, Public Domain, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=85460141<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2330\">The <strong data-start=\"2064\" data-end=\"2081\">Hearst Castle<\/strong>, located in San Simeon (California), is one of the most spectacular residential complexes in the United States. Behind this monumental project is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Julia-Morgan\"><strong data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2246\">Julia Morgan<\/strong><\/a>, a pioneering architect who marked the history of American architecture.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2332\" data-end=\"2538\">The complex, commissioned by tycoon William Randolph Hearst, was developed over several decades and includes palaces, gardens, monumental swimming pools and buildings inspired by Mediterranean architecture.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2540\" data-end=\"2757\">What makes this project particularly fascinating is its <strong data-start=\"2600\" data-end=\"2635\">scale and architectural richness<\/strong>, but also the fact that it was led by a woman at a time when architecture was a practically male sector.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2759\" data-end=\"2931\">Julia Morgan went on to design <strong data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2846\">more than 800 buildings throughout her career<\/strong>, becoming one of the most prolific figures in twentieth-century architecture.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"2527\" data-end=\"2557\">2. House E-1027 \u2013 Eileen Gray<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_28194\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28194\" class=\"size-full wp-image-28165\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/villa-e-1027-cap-moderne-g280716-mb.jpg\" alt=\"House E-1027 Modernist Architecture Eileen Gray\" width=\"1000\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/villa-e-1027-cap-moderne-g280716-mb.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/villa-e-1027-cap-moderne-g280716-mb-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/villa-e-1027-cap-moderne-g280716-mb-768x502.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28194\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photograph Manuel Bougot www.manuelbougot.com. 2016<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_28195\" style=\"width: 247px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28195\" class=\" wp-image-28166\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eileen-gray-1996a6.jpg\" alt=\"Eileen Gray, architect-designer\" width=\"237\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eileen-gray-1996a6.jpg 625w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/eileen-gray-1996a6-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28195\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Portrait of designer and architect Eileen Gray (c. 1926). Photo: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"3166\" data-end=\"3280\">On the French C\u00f4te d&#8217;Azur we find a house that revolutionized the way we understand modern housing: <strong data-start=\"3269\" data-end=\"3279\">E-1027<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3282\" data-end=\"3505\">This project, designed by Irish architect and designer <strong data-start=\"3351\" data-end=\"3366\">Eileen Gray<\/strong>, is much more than a house. It is an exploration of how architecture, furniture and everyday life can function as a single system.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3507\" data-end=\"3733\">The house was conceived thinking about <strong data-start=\"3541\" data-end=\"3630\">the flexibility of the spaces, natural light and the relationship with the Mediterranean landscape<\/strong>. Many of the furniture was also designed by Gray herself, reinforcing the idea of a total design.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3735\" data-end=\"3887\">Today it is considered a <strong data-start=\"3757\" data-end=\"3802\">key work of the European modernist movement<\/strong>, although for many years its value did not receive the recognition it deserved.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3308\" data-end=\"3337\">3. Aqua Tower \u2013 Jeanne Gang<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_28196\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28196\" class=\" wp-image-28159\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/739-gp-0425-aqua-image-001-596x795-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aqua Tower Chicago Jeanne Gang architecture\" width=\"374\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/739-gp-0425-aqua-image-001-596x795-1.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/739-gp-0425-aqua-image-001-596x795-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28196\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: Steve Hall \u00a9 Hedrich Blessing<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_28197\" style=\"width: 331px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28197\" class=\"wp-image-28157\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jeanne_Gang-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"architect Jeanne Gang portrait\" width=\"321\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jeanne_Gang-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jeanne_Gang-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jeanne_Gang-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Jeanne_Gang.jpg 1517w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 321px) 100vw, 321px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28197\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Kramesarah &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=59234493<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"4098\" data-end=\"4282\">Chicago&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/studiogang.com\/projects\/aqua-tower\/\"><strong data-start=\"4100\" data-end=\"4114\">Aqua Tower<\/strong><\/a> is a skyscraper that hardly goes unnoticed. Its undulating fa\u00e7ade creates an organic profile reminiscent of the shapes of the landscape eroded by water.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4284\" data-end=\"4431\">The author of the project is <strong data-start=\"4309\" data-end=\"4324\">Jeanne Gang<\/strong>, founder of the Studio Gang studio and one of the most influential architects in contemporary architecture.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4433\" data-end=\"4606\">Design does not respond only to an aesthetic issue. Irregular terraces contribute to <strong data-start=\"4525\" data-end=\"4605\">improving shade, climatic comfort and the relationship between interior and exterior<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4608\" data-end=\"4733\">When it opened in 2010, the building became <strong data-start=\"4667\" data-end=\"4732\">the tallest skyscraper in the world designed by a female architect<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3960\" data-end=\"3999\">4. Louvre-Lens Museum \u2013 Kazuyo Sejima<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_28169\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28169\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28169\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11646634894_c0889780c0_o-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Louvre Lens Museum architecture SANAA\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11646634894_c0889780c0_o-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11646634894_c0889780c0_o-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11646634894_c0889780c0_o-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11646634894_c0889780c0_o-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/11646634894_c0889780c0_o-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/people\/harry_nl\/<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_28170\" style=\"width: 192px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28170\" class=\" wp-image-28170\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Canopy_Gathering_Space_Kazuyo_Sejima_15137242547_cropped-851x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kazuyo Sejima, Japanese architect\" width=\"182\" height=\"219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Canopy_Gathering_Space_Kazuyo_Sejima_15137242547_cropped-851x1024.jpg 851w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Canopy_Gathering_Space_Kazuyo_Sejima_15137242547_cropped-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Canopy_Gathering_Space_Kazuyo_Sejima_15137242547_cropped-768x925.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Canopy_Gathering_Space_Kazuyo_Sejima_15137242547_cropped-1276x1536.jpg 1276w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Canopy_Gathering_Space_Kazuyo_Sejima_15137242547_cropped-1701x2048.jpg 1701w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Columbia GSAPP &#8211; https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/gsapponline\/15137242547\/, CC BY 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=87552014<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"5874\" data-end=\"5972\">The <strong data-start=\"5877\" data-end=\"5892\">Louvre-Lens<\/strong>, in northern France, is a contemporary reinterpretation of the concept of a museum.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5974\" data-end=\"6112\">The project was designed by <strong data-start=\"6007\" data-end=\"6024\">Kazuyo Sejima<\/strong>, a Japanese architect and co-founder of the Pritzker Prize-winning studio SANAA.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6114\" data-end=\"6269\">The museum&#8217;s architecture is committed to <strong data-start=\"6154\" data-end=\"6204\">radical transparency and a horizontal scale<\/strong>, with aluminium and glass pavilions that integrate with the landscape.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6271\" data-end=\"6441\">The result is a museum that seeks to eliminate barriers between <strong data-start=\"6329\" data-end=\"6359\">art, architecture and the environment<\/strong>, offering an experience very different from the monumentality of classical museums.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"4001\" data-end=\"4174\">5. \u015eakirin Mosque \u2014 Zeynep Fad\u0131ll\u0131o\u011flu<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_28171\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28171\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28171\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sakirin_Mosque_7487711428-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Sakirin Mosque Istanbul interior architecture\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sakirin_Mosque_7487711428-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sakirin_Mosque_7487711428-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sakirin_Mosque_7487711428-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sakirin_Mosque_7487711428-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sakirin_Mosque_7487711428-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By William Neuheisel from DC, US &#8211; \u015eakirin Mosque, CC BY 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=40530880<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"6678\" data-end=\"6782\">The <strong data-start=\"6681\" data-end=\"6701\">\u015eakirin Mosque<\/strong>, in Istanbul, is a unique example in contemporary religious architecture.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6784\" data-end=\"6969\">Its interior was designed by <strong data-start=\"6821\" data-end=\"6843\">Zeynep Fad\u0131ll\u0131o\u011flu<\/strong>, a Turkish designer who reinterpreted traditional elements of Islamic architecture with contemporary language.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6971\" data-end=\"7131\">The result is a very bright spiritual space, with a large central chandelier inspired by <strong data-start=\"7062\" data-end=\"7079\">water droplets<\/strong>, organic shapes and a delicate color palette.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7133\" data-end=\"7281\">The project was especially relevant because <strong data-start=\"7182\" data-end=\"7280\">few women had participated until then in the design of religious spaces of this type<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"617\">6. Heydar Aliyev Center \u2014 Zaha Hadid<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_28172\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28172\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28172\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heydar_Aliyev_Center_1.3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Heydar Aliyev Center architecture Zaha Hadid\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heydar_Aliyev_Center_1.3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heydar_Aliyev_Center_1.3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heydar_Aliyev_Center_1.3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heydar_Aliyev_Center_1.3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Heydar_Aliyev_Center_1.3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Emin Allahverdi &#8211; Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=70029130<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"857\">Few contemporary buildings are as recognizable as the <strong data-start=\"677\" data-end=\"718\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Heydar Aliyev Center<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, in Baku, Azerbaijan. The author is <strong data-start=\"754\" data-end=\"795\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Zaha Hadid<\/span><\/span><\/strong>, one of the most influential architects of recent decades.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"859\" data-end=\"1145\">The building is famous for its <strong data-start=\"892\" data-end=\"922\">fluid and continuous shapes<\/strong>, which seem to emerge from the ground without angles or straight lines. This organic geometry breaks with the rigidity of traditional institutional architecture and creates a space that invites you to explore it as if it were a landscape.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1276\">The cultural center hosts exhibitions, auditoriums, and public spaces, and has become <strong data-start=\"1233\" data-end=\"1275\">one of the architectural symbols of Baku<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1451\">With projects like this, Zaha Hadid demonstrated that architecture can be <strong data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1402\">sculptural, experimental and at the same time functional<\/strong>, redefining the boundaries of contemporary design.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"4934\" data-end=\"4979\">7. Santa Caterina Market \u2014 Benedetta Tagliabue<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_28192\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28192\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28173\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelona_Spain_8271776325-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Santa Caterina Market Barcelona ceramic roof\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelona_Spain_8271776325-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelona_Spain_8271776325-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelona_Spain_8271776325-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelona_Spain_8271776325-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Barcelona_Spain_8271776325-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Rick Ligthelm from Rotterdam, The Netherlands &#8211; Barcelona, Spain, CC BY 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=63558227<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_28198\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28198\" class=\"size-large wp-image-28158\" src=\"https:\/\/grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Benedetta_Tagliabue-1024x591.jpg\" alt=\"architect Benedetta Tagliabue\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Benedetta_Tagliabue-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Benedetta_Tagliabue-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Benedetta_Tagliabue-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Benedetta_Tagliabue-1536x887.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.grupefebe.com\/custom\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Benedetta_Tagliabue.jpg 1682w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28198\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By Cristiano Cani &#8211; https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cristianocani\/2537430982\/, CC BY 2.0, https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/w\/index.php?curid=113420990<\/p><\/div>\n<p data-start=\"4981\" data-end=\"5108\">In Barcelona we have an extraordinary example of contemporary architecture led by a woman: <strong data-start=\"5076\" data-end=\"5107\">the Santa Caterina Market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5110\" data-end=\"5260\">The renovation of the market was directed by the architect <strong data-start=\"5167\" data-end=\"5190\">Benedetta Tagliabue<\/strong>, from the EMBT studio, continuing the project started with Enric Miralles.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5262\" data-end=\"5424\">The most recognizable element is its <strong data-start=\"5300\" data-end=\"5338\">undulating and colorful roof<\/strong>, made up of thousands of ceramic pieces that evoke fresh products from the market.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5426\" data-end=\"5610\">This project not only transformed the building, but also <strong data-start=\"5488\" data-end=\"5545\">the relationship between the market, the neighbourhood and the public space<\/strong>, making it a benchmark for urban regeneration in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"7529\" data-end=\"7564\">Looking at the future of architecture<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"7566\" data-end=\"7673\">The history of architecture is full of <strong data-start=\"7610\" data-end=\"7672\">female talent that has long been in the background<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7675\" data-end=\"7859\">Recovering these figures is not just an exercise in memory. It is also a way of <strong data-start=\"7761\" data-end=\"7858\">recognising the diversity of perspectives that build the spaces where we live, work and learn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"7861\" data-end=\"8081\">At Efeb\u00e9 we believe that the design of spaces plays a fundamental role in the way we live together. And this also involves <strong data-start=\"7977\" data-end=\"8080\">giving visibility to the professionals who have contributed to transforming contemporary architecture<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we think of great references in architecture, male names often come to mind. 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