5 sites by women architects you should know Internationally, many of the names in modern architecture that dominate the zeitgeist are men. Here are five groundbreaking sites created by women architects during the 1950s–70s. 1. Casa de Vidro in São Paulo, Brazil Lina Bo Bardi, 1951 Rooted to the earth with delicate posts, the main volume of the house floats graciously above the ground. The design demonstrates Bo Bardi’s adaptation of European modernism to the natural settings and craft traditions of Brazil. 2. Abraj Al-Kuwait (Kuwait Towers) in Kuwait City, Kuwait Malene Bjørn in collaboration with Sune Lindström and VBB, 1976 The towers represent the importance of water as a life-sustaining force in the Middle Eastern desert. Together, two of the spheres hold over 2.3 million gallons of water. 3. Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Architecture Building in Ankara, Turkey Altuğ and Behruz Çinici, 1963 The building was made in the 1950s to reflect a political agenda that ...