Beyond Building

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ISBN: 9781487565220

Architecture and Gender in Nineteenth-Century France

Heidi Brevik-Zender

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English

University of Toronto Press
01 March 2026

Individual architects & architectural firms; History of architecture; Anthologies (non-poetry); Communication studies; European history

Series: University of Toronto Romance Series

Beyond Building offers a groundbreaking exploration of nineteenth-century French architecture through the lens of gender, focusing on the years 1852 to 1902.

Highlighting the creative work of four women and one nonbinary individual, this book reveals that architectural production extended beyond men, even when only men could be officially certified as architects. Drawing on diverse materials, including poetry, photography, archaeological artifacts, literary fiction, theater sets, and journalism, Beyond Building brings to light the contributions of those long excluded from architectural scholarship due to their gender. This book advocates for a more expansive understanding of architecture's history by including overlooked makers and works. It examines figures such as Jane Dieulafoy, whose gender-fluid life as an archeologist in Iran is captured in colonial-era writings; Marie Krysinska, the only woman in the free-verse poetry movement; photographer Genevieve-lisabeth Disderi and the Countess de Castiglione, who linked architecture and early photography; the hidden career of journalist Laure Labrouste; and the American Julia Morgan, the first woman certified as an architect in France.

Through these case studies, Beyond Building demonstrates how considering gender alongside architecture opens new perspectives on artistic innovation, imperialism, and cultural change in nineteenth-century France.

By: Heidi Brevik-Zender
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 600g
ISBN: 9781487565220
ISBN 10: 1487565224
Series: University of Toronto Romance Series
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 01 March 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: Regendering Architecture Chapter One: Elastic Verse: Marie Krysinska’s Architectural Poetics Chapter Two: Expanding Interiors: Architectural Photographs of the Countess de Castiglione Chapter Three: Geneviève-Élisabeth Disdéri: Photographing Architectonic Regionalism in Brest et ses environs Chapter Four: Resuscitating Ruins in Jane Dieulafoy’s Parysatis Chapter Five: Laure Labrouste, Architectural Editor-in-Chief Epilogue: A Gargoyle’s Eye View: Julia Morgan After the École Notes Archives Consulted Bibliography Index

Heidi Brevik-Zender is an associate professor of French and comparative literature at the University of California, Riverside.