Exploring the Potential of Disability Experience as Consultancy in Architectural Design Practice
Year: 2015
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Due to their particular interaction with the built environment, disabled people are able to appreciate spatial qualities architects may not be attuned to. Because this ability is rarely tapped in architectural design practice, and disabled people have a vulnerable position on the job market, we explored the potential of mobilizing disability experience as a consultancy service to inform architectural design. Findings suggest that such a service could bring added value to architectural design practice. However, efforts are needed to convince stakeholders of this added value, while alternatives to the standard definition of innovation deserve further exploration.
Source: Lirias
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: green
Funders: Styrelsen för Internationellt Utvecklingssamarbete, Velux Fonden, Kingston University, Synoptik-Fonden, Research Councils UK, European Commission, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Deakin University, RMIT University, VINNOVA, University of Tokyo, Industriens Fond, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, EIT Climate-KIC
Award: Rent-a-Spatialist
OpenAlex ID: W2526042130