Denise Scott Brown

"The social trivia continue too: ‘wives’ dinners’ ; job interviews where the presence of ‘the architect’s wife’ distressed the board; dinners I must not attend because an influential member of the clie…"

"Over the years, it has slowly dawned on me that the people who cause my painful experiences are ignorant and crude. They are the critics who have not read enough and the clients who do not know why th…"

"I now receive inquiries of interest for deanships and departmental chairs several times a year. I find myself on committees where I am the only woman and there is one black man. We two tokens greet ea…"

"Faced with unmeasurables, people steer their way by magic. Before the invention of navigational instruments, a lady was carved on the prow of the boat to help sailors cross the ocean; and architects, …"

"Architects shouldn't play God."

"Most professional women can recount ‘horror stories’ about discrimination they have suffered during their careers. My stories include social trivia as well as grand trauma. But some less common forms …"