There's a new architect in town and she's not afraid of the color pink. Mattel's Architect Barbie, icon of the building trades, is ready for launch. Eleven-and- half inches tall in her trendy ankle ...

Another design change did not go over as well. In 1972, Barbie sales declined after they released a doll with bigger breasts. Second-wave feminists protested the doll's unrealistic figure because ...

There’s very little text in the exhibition “Barbie: A Cultural Icon,” at the Museum of Arts and Design. Born on March 9, 1959—when she had her debut at the New York Toy Fair—Mattel’s ...

From collaborating with the design and launch of architect Barbie, to conducting extensive research on Buffalo architect Louise Bethune, Kelly Hayes McAlonie, AIA, has done her share in helping ...

on Mattel’s Architect Barbie, which was featured in the hit movie. Stratigakos has been developing new models for researching the history of women in architecture. She points out there is a much ...

Neither Barbie production designer Sarah Greenwood nor set decorator Katie Spencer had Barbie dolls growing up. “Or a DreamHouse, or anything,” recalls Greenwood, who joined Filmmaker on Zoom ...