Gómez Lobo, NoemíTsukamoto, YoshiharuIwana, DavinaChiba, Daiki2025-01-202025-01-202019-10Gómez Lobo, Noemí , Yoshiharu Tsukamoto, Davina Iwana, and Daiki Chiba. "Social ecosystem of architectural design in the discourse of women architects in Japan: Case study on the Autumn 2018 lecture series at Gallery IHA" AIJ Journal of Technology and Design2019, 25(61), pp. 1385–13901881- 8188 (online)1341-9463 (print)https://hdl.handle.net/10115/58737In Japan, the architect’s profile has changed in the last decades, with a steady increase in women practitioners. Meanwhile, the intersection between gender and architecture remains scarcely explored. This paper aims to show how gender influences the architectural profession by taking as a case study the Gallery IHA Autumn Lectures 2018, a series of lectures by female architects organized and held by women under the theme “exploring the architect’s social ecosystem”. A comparative analysis of the discourse of six female architects working in Tokyo showed how to overcome gender barriers in the profession through diversifying and democratizing architectural practices.enWomenArchitectureGenderJapanGallery IHAArticle10.3130/aijt.25.1385info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess