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[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"39976","attributes":{"class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"188","height":"250","title":"Architect Barbie","alt":"Architect Barbie"}}]]Who’s the new doll at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis? It’s Barbie® I Can Be™…Architect!
Right by the shoe chandelier in Barbie: The Fashion Experience are two display cases filled with some pretty special design materials. Thanks to the folks at Mattel, we borrowed the original, one-of-a-kind prototype Barbie® I Can Be™… Architect doll in her bright pink and blue dress, black jacket, and shiny ankle boots. Mattel designers created the doll to plan every detail—from face paint to dress fabric.
Mattel also sent us designer Amy Lee’s inspiration board, first sketches, and the final design drawing for the doll. Even the tiny prototypes for Barbie® doll’s must-have accessories – hard hat, Dream House® scale model, and blueprints—showed up on site, straight from the archives!
Barbie® I Can Be™…Architect is the newest doll in the I Can Be™…career series. She hopes to inspire young girls to consider architecture as a career in the traditionally male-dominated field. Two female members of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) advised Mattel about the doll’s clothes and accessories. They wanted Barbie® to be recognizable as an architect and to challenge us how we think about architects. “Who said architects can’t wear pink?”
Watch a short video about Barbie® I Can Be™ Architect and her official debut at the AIA (American Institute of Architects) convention.
Be sure to stop by Barbie®: The Fashion Experience on your summer vacation to get a “behind-the-seams” look at the new Barbie® doll. This doll is ready to draw!
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