Women of the AUP #2: Afaina de Jong, Alma Bouwens & Bethel Lemma-Sanders

On Thursday, May 23, the second public conversation will take place at the Van Eesteren Museum as part of the AUP Women exhibition. In the first conversation, we looked into the past. This second conversation is about the present. In the Women of the AUP #2, the museum has invited three contemporary female architects to talk about their work: Afaina de Jong (AFARAI), Alma Bouwens (Office Winhov) and Bethel Lemma-Sanders (Powerhouse-Company).

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Architecture was originally a male-dominated profession. Today, however, women are well represented, especially at architecture courses. In many countries, more than half of the architecture students are female. But in practice, there is still anything but an equivalence. Only 10 percent of executives at larger architecture firms are women. What is the reason for that? And how do female architects experience this in daily practice? Both the office environment and the construction site are still mostly dominated by men. And recognition in architecture is also still often given to men. The most prestigious architecture award, the Pritzker Prize, was won by women only six times for 45 years, three of whom had yet to share it with a man. There is also always a gender pay gap between men and women in the architectural industry.
How can this change? In the conversation, Afaina de Jong (AFARAI), Alma Bouwens (Office Winhov) and Bethel Lemma-Sanders (Powerhouse-Company) will discuss this under the direction of Charlotte Thomas. The evening starts at 7.30 pm and admission is free. After the conversation, the AUP Women exhibition can still be visited.

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Women of the AUP
The exhibition Women of the AUP highlights the work of four architects who worked for the Municipality of Amsterdam Department of Public Works and contributed to the 1935 General Expansion Plan in Amsterdam (AUP). To date, the AUP has always been attributed to urban planner Cornelis van Eesteren and a team of male architects. However, this exhibition tells a different story.

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time 19:30 - 21:00
Accessibility View the accessibility of the Van Eesteren Museum here.
Language of communication Dutch
Tickets Reserve a ticket for free