The Architecture of Disability

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Designer and historian David Gissen discusses themes from his recent book re-examining architectural history through the lens of disability.

John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design

The Daniels Faculty's Fall 2023 Public Program

Topics addressed in our Program this semester include design and social justice, urbanization and housing, art and media, and ecology and landscape resilience.   All events are free and open to the public.

By re-contextualizing the history of architecture through the discourse of disability, David Gissen’s 2023 book The Architecture of Disability: Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes beyond Access challenges current modes of architectural practice, theory and education by proposing architecture that fully integrates disabled persons into its production. Both the author and book look beyond traditional notions of accessibility and show how certain incapacities can help to positively reimagine the roots of architecture. A Q&amp;A session will follow Gissen’s presentation.A disabled designer and historian of architecture, David Gissen is professor of architecture and urban history at <a href="https://www.newschool.edu/parsons/faculty/david-gissen/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Parsons School of Design at the New School</a>.C﻿opies of The Architecture of Disability: Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes beyond Access will be available for purchase at the event.T﻿his event is part of the <a href="https://www.daniels.utoronto.ca/news/tue-aug-29-2023-all-day/daniels-facultys-fall-2023-public-program" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Daniels Faculty&#x27;s Fall 2023 Public Program</a>.

Agenda

Lecture and Q&A

Reception in Daniels Commons

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