TEN OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FEMALE ARCHITECTS

Famed for her unconventional building materials , Sarah Wigglesworth was responsible for the infamous Straw Bale House in Islington , London , which has featured extensively in architectural literature . Wigglesworth ’ s repertoire of alternative resources has included straw bales , cement filled sandbags , silicon-faced fibreglass cloth , and gabions filled with recycled concrete , and the architect prides herself on creating non-traditional eco builds – mainstream urban and urbane green buildings . Wigglesworth was also the first woman to ever be appointed a Royal Designer for Industry in 2012 .

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