The Architecture of Disability: Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes Beyond Access

by David Gissen

Book Overview

A radical critique of architecture that places disability at the heart of the built environment

Disability critiques of architecture usually emphasize the need for modification and increased access, but The Architecture of Disability calls for a radical reorientation of this perspective by situating experiences of impairment as a new foundation for the built environment. With its provocative proposal for "the construction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1517912504
• ISBN13: 9781517912505
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.6" x 8.1"