Architecture Today recorded and published a conversation between practice director Zoë Berman, and architect Sarah Wigglesworth, Director of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects. Sarah is a fellow member of Part W, an action group founded by Zoë and others. Together the collective, who all work in the built environment sector, campaign for gender equity within the industry.

In the conversation, Zoë and Sarah chat about the founding of Part W, what it has achieved since its formation, and the challenges facing women in architecture today.

Read the full article Women in Architecture via Architecture Today here

Sarah Wigglesworth and Zoë Berman Photograph by Ivan Jones — Sarah Wigglesworth and Zoë Berman
Photograph by Ivan Jones

First anniversary meeting of Part W, an action group of women campaigning for gender parity across the built environment, founded by Zoë Berman in 2018 and is co-chaired with Alice Brownfield. Our first campaign, conducted through events and social … — First anniversary meeting of Part W, an action group of women campaigning for gender parity across the built environment, founded by Zoë Berman in 2018 and is co-chaired with Alice Brownfield. Our first campaign, conducted through events and social media, drew attention to the very small number of women recognised by international architectural awards and medals.
Photographs by Sarah Akigbogun

“My biggest goal in architecture is to change the value system behind what we think is good and bad … We’re aligned on the idea that it needs to be very inclusive – intersectionality being the big word, where feminism intersects with other issues, like race, class or money. ”