The architecture of disability : buildings, cities, and landscapes beyond access / David Gissen.
"By recontextualizing the history of architecture through the discourse of disability, this book presents a unique challenge to current modes of architectural practice, theory, and education. Envisioning an architectural design that fully integrates disabled persons into its production, it advo...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
[2022]
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| Summary: | "By recontextualizing the history of architecture through the discourse of disability, this book presents a unique challenge to current modes of architectural practice, theory, and education. Envisioning an architectural design that fully integrates disabled persons into its production, it advocates for looking beyond traditional notions of accessibility and shows how certain incapacities can help to positively reimagine the roots of architecture"-- |
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| Physical Description: | xviii, 194 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781517912505 1517912504 9781517912499 1517912490 |