The architecture of disability : buildings, cities, and landscapes beyond access /

"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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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Gissen, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2022
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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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"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (xviii, 194 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781452968544
1452968543
9781452968551
1452968551
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from pdf title page (EBSCO, viewed on March 14, 2023).