Ecuador: Guadalupe Ibarra
Born in 1947 in Quito, Ecuador, Guadalupe Ibarra was the first Ecuadorian woman to hold a diploma in architecture (1970). She studied at the University of Cuenca in Cuenca, Ecuador. After graduation, Ibarra became the first woman professor in the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Cuenca (1970–1978). In addition to her work in academia, she established an architecture and construction firm, which received recognition from the Cuenca Construction Chamber. Ibarra was featured in a virtual exhibition titled “Pioneras de la Arquitectura Ecuatoriana,” curated by María José Freire and Verónica Rosero (2020).
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Paola, Ortiz-Báez, and Manuel Torres. “Ecuadorian Women Architects: A Gender Turn in the Collective Memory.” Architectural Histories 11, no. 1 (August 14, 2023): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.16995/ah.10174.
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