See Phyllis Birkby's feminist design 'fantasies' relived at the Center for Architecture this spring

This spring and summer, The Center for Architecture is hosting a look at the unique career and perspective achieved by Phyllis Birkby while earning the reputation as a trailblazer of feminist architecture.

In Fantasizing Design, you can expect to see inside the world of fantasy that the inspiring Women’s School of Planning and Architecture co-founder encouraged through organizing other women into action, inspired throughout by the need for gay and lesbian liberation. The presentation includes more than 80 items drawn from Smith College's archive of Birkby's. Curator M.C. Overholt, says it "offers Birkby's idea of fantasy as an engine of design—one that continues to inspire creativity in the service of marginalized communities."

Fantasizing Design: Phyllis Birkby Builds Lesbian Feminist Architecture runs from May 8th through September 2nd, 2025.