New Divisions of Digital Labour in Architecture
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3946464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nicole Gardner (0000-0001-6126-6716, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 123 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 106-125 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Feminist Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-7789 • E-ISSN: 1466-4380 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0141778919879766 |
| OpenAlex | W2995732183 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 41 |
As architecture intersects with computer science to engage with large-scale data sets and informational systems, this demands new skills, competencies and commitments. Informed by the findings of an online survey, this article explores how, who and to what extent those in the profession of architecture are investing in technology knowledge and skills, and under what material conditions this occurs. Survey data collected from five large-scale architecture practices in Sydney, Australia finds that while technology-related skills are highly valued in the profession, more men than women are engaging with computationally intensive software and technology skills building remains a largely unstructured and often self-directed enterprise. Drawing on feminist technology studies and digital labour perspectives, it is argued that the drive to computationalise the profession of architecture rests heavily on discretionary, aspirational and invisible labour practices that disadvantage employees with lesser reserves of economic and social capital, and particularly women. This further contributes to revealing neo-liberalism's influence on the concrete practices of the architecture workplace and highlights how the diminished structural role of employers breeds uneven opportunities and inequitable working conditions
Capital (architecture) · Disadvantage · Political science · Public relations · Scale (ratio) · Sociology · Architecture · Architecture and Computational Design · Crafts, Textile, and Design · Cultural Industries and Urban Development · Law
Gender and Technology
Our Digital Rights to the City
(Not) Getting Paid to Do What You Love
Feminism, Labour and Digital Media
Digital labour and development
Posthumanist Performativity
Learning to (Love) Labour
Do Your Homework
The romance of work
Be creative
Why Do Women Do the Lion’s Share of Housework? A Decade of Research
The Strength of Numbers
Architectural Practice
Women Architects and Their Discontents
Cool, Creative and Egalitarian? Exploring Gender in Project-Based New Media Work in Euro
Limited Visibility
Feminist theories of technology
Bottlenecks Blocking Widespread Usage of Planning Support Systems
The Machinery of Dominance
Free Labor
Simians, Cyborgs, and Women
Masculinities and Technologies
Gender and Technology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2024 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |