The Routledge companion to women in architecture Routledge Companion to Women in Architecture illuminates the names of pioneering women who over time continue to foster shape and build cultural spiritual and physical environments in diverse regions around the globe. It uncovers the remarkable evolution of womens leadership professional perspectives craftsmanship and scholarship in architecture from the preindustrial age to the present. The book is organized chronologically in five parts outlining the stages of womens expanding engagement leadership and contributions to architecture through the centuries. It contains 29 chapters written by 33 recognized scholars committed to probing broader topographies across time and place and presenting portraits of practicing architects leaders teachers writers critics and other kinds of professionals in the built environment. The intertwined research sets out debates questions and projects around women in architecture stimulates broader studies and discussions in emerging areas and becomes a catalyst for academic programs and future publications on the subject. The novelty of this volume is in presenting not only a collection of case studies but in broadening the discipline by advancing an incisive overview of the topic as a whole. It is an invaluable resource for architectural historians academics students and professionals