The Women Pioneers of Ecuadorian Architecture

Abstract

The research “Women Pioneers of Ecuadorian Architecture” proposes a historical review to recognize and make visible the women who have contributed to architecture in Ecuador until 1980. Relevant profiles were searched through the review of archives of the first architecture faculties of the country and specialized local bibliography, complementing quantitative data with interviews. The feminist point of view addressed by the study questions the profession not only from a gender perspective, but also from its established structures that highlight only tangible contributions. Through a critical discussion, this text claims the intellectual production of the first generation of women architects, who mainly distinguished in academia, history, and theory.