From the editor

摘要

Welcome to our biggest ever Women in Architecture issue, celebrating great architecture and the women behind it.This year, our special WIA edition is split three ways: the annual survey; an illustrated - and true - story called 'Jane'; and the shortlists for both the Architect of theYear and Emerging Architect of the Year awards. But I want to talk about the survey. Why? Because of the incredible response: 1,104 of you responded to our questionnaire. And 430, nearly 40 per cent, are qualified female architects. Comparing our first survey in 2012, when 291 out 776 respondents were architects, we can say that AJ's equality-seeking initiative is increasingly relevant and harder to ignore: more and more of you want to be heard.