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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gissen, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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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 (224 pages).
ISBN:9781452968551