ONLINE BOOK LAUNCH: Karen Burns 'Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture' for International Women's Day 2026

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To celebrate International Women's Day 2026, the SAH Women in Architecture Affiliate Group invites you to participate in two unique books launches. The event is structured as two separate conversations between editors and authors, followed by an open discussion.

1. Architecture and Feminist Critical Theory: Selected Writings by Hilde Heynen (University of Leuven Press, 2025)
   This volume’s editor Lucia C. Perez-Moreno will engage the intellectual protagonist of the book, Hilde Heynen, in a mock interview concerning Heynen’s writings which reflect three decades of intellectual work on architectural theory and feminist discourse.
2. Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture 1960-2020 (Bloomsbury, 2026) The editors Karen Burns and Lori A. Brown will discuss their journey in researching and editing Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture.

Organizers/Moderators:
Sarah Bonnemaison, Dalhousie University, Canada and Shelley E. Roff, University of Texas at San Antonio, U.S.

Speakers:
Lucia C. Perez-Moreno, University of Zaragoza, Spain; Hilde Heynen, University of Leuven, Belgium; Karen Burns, The University of Melbourne, Australia; Lori A. Brown, Syracuse University, U.S.