Laura Andreini is an architect, and the Associate Professor of Architectural and Urban Composition at the Architectural Faculty of Florence University. In addition to her design and teaching career, she is renowned for her research and critical studies. She is a member of several architectural magazine editorial boards, has published numerous articles and critiques, and has been a guest speaker at a large number of conferences and conventions.

• 4 Female architectureCristina Giachi8 Question of genderLuca Molinari12 The voice of women, the voice of contemporary architectureLaura AndreiniINDEXLaura Andreini 20Carmen Andriani 24Sandy Attia 30Cristina Celestino 34Izaskun Chinchilla 40Maria Claudia Clemente 44Isotta Cortesi 48Elizabeth Diller 54Lina Ghotmeh 60Carla Juaçaba 66Fuensanta Nieto 70Simona Ottieri 76Carme Pigem 80Guendalina Salimei 84Marella Santangelo 90Maria Alessandra Segantini 94Benedetta Tagliabue 100Monica Tricario 106Patricia Viel 110Paola Viganò 114Appendix 118