Architecture and Sex

Male Architecture? The Empire State Building

Empire State Building in New York City

Photo: ArtToday.com

Some architecture critics say that the tall, forceful shape of a skyscraper expresses masculinity.

Any number of skyscrapers, such as the Empire State Building in New York, might be called male.

Index: Architecture and Sex

1. Do buildings have gender?
2. Male Architecture? The Empire State Building
3. Male Architecture? Pei's Johnson Museum
4. Female Architecture? The Singapore Esplanade
5. Bold Female Energy? Sydney Opera House
6. Androgynous Architecture? The Taj Mahal
7. Architects and Gender
8. Buildings Designed For Sex
9. Architecture and Sensuality
10. Neuter Architecture? Bauhaus Design