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Femininity of architecture

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 Architecture is a field where we have equal number of male and female population than compared to other professions. Have you ever considered the gender of architecture? Do they have their own emotions and characteristics? If so, how are they expressed? Let's say Architecture is masculine in nature, because of its rough brought up, it's tough core. True, that is a fair point. However, I must express my disagreement. Beauty comes in different form, shape and color, so does architecture.  Through ornamentation and fluid structures, architecture represents the strong essence of femininity. We always end up decorating a building in some way, no matter how hard we try not to. Let's go back to the time when women wore a lot of jewelry and were judged based on how much they wore. Despite the fact that ornamentation is seen as a waste of time, resources, and labor in the modern days, It always transports us to a period when it was considered a form of self-expression. As time pa...