Franziska Lichtenberg

UR2016

FEMINISM FAILED!

"FEMINISM FAILED!" is a process of analysing the role of women in our cities and the discussion about formats of living that make women independent from the grievances of patriarchal societies. It is also a thought process about limits of design, as a liberating factor. The output is a rough starting point of a design approach and an idea of commoning. The conclusion, a society embedded in patriarchal values can never empower women simply through design is my exit point from this semester. Therefore my idea of feminism is one which I can’t see implemented through design, my FEMINISM FAILED. 


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Exercise 1: Memory Mapping

Exercise 2: House Mapping

Exercise 3: Mapping and Analysis in Chandigarh

Exercise 3: Movement and Activity Analysis in the Bulbous Park

Manifesting the idea of a feminist city

Design stage analysis: women's domesticity

Design stage analysis: women's and minorities’ access to the city

Design stage: the idea of commoning

Design intervention: zoom in 1 and 2

Design intervention: zoom in 3 and 4