Body Politics: Social Equity & Inclusive Public Spaces
Learn how a cross-disciplinary approach to environmental design can best address the accessibility needs of diverse end-users.
Description:
MIXdesign, an innovative consultancy recently profiled in The New York Times Magazine, is an offshoot of New York–based JSA, the office of architect Joel Sanders. The initiative brings research rigor and design innovation to questions about health and justice for people of all races, genders, and abilities. MIXdesign brings together cross-disciplinary teams of staff, a board of advisors, and a network of consultants, with expertise in architecture, interiors, graphics, and landscape; gender, race, disability; and policy, law, and building codes.
Learning objectives
- Describe the spatial implications of COVID-19 in relation to the accessibility needs of diverse end-users, across a broad spectrum of age, gender, racial/cultural identity, religion, and ability.
- Discuss how a cross-disciplinary approach to environmental design that learns from experts in public health, can inform architectural design strategies that contribute to increased mental and physical health.
- Identify overlapping and conflicting needs between vulnerable user-groups, in relation to post-pandemic public health guidelines mandating social distance and minimization of physical contact between people and surfaces.
- Illustrate specific examples of design features, including materials, fixtures, and furniture, that pose design challenges and solutions to equitable post-pandemic spaces.
This course is part of a series
0.50 LUs
- RIBA
Instructors
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Seb Choe
Associate Director | MIXdesign
Seb Choe is Associate Director of MIXdesign, an inclusive design think tank and consultancy. Seb... -
Joel Sanders
FAIAPrincipal | JSA/MIXdesign
Professor | Yale School of Architecture
Joel Sanders, FAIA is the founder of MIXdesign, an inclusive design think tank and consultancy that...