Designing from a Disabled Body: The Case of Architect Marta Bordas Eddy

Liebergesell, Natalia Pérez; Vermeersch, Peter-Willem; Heylighen, Ann

doi:10.3390/mti2010004

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“…We take our conclusions to be situated at a philosophical level, and we believe they can help elucidate empirical findings according to which embodiment affects architecture and design. Researchers have argued that features such as gender , ethnic background, and social roles also affect how people imagine and create atmospheres (see Imrie, 2003; Pérez Liebergesell et al, 2018; Tvedebrink & Jelić, 2018). Thus, understanding the underlying mechanisms that explain why imagination in architecture is relative to the architect’s bodily morphology, capacities and dispositions is one step to make them aware of this potential bias and a necessary one to correct it in the direction of more inclusive spatialities.…”

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confidence: 99%

Perceiving and creating atmospheres: how ecological-enactive cognition can explain and inform architectural practice

Vasconcelos

Rolla

2023

Adaptive Behavior

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The notion of atmosphere has taken prominence in contemporary architecture discourse, in which it is used mainly to denote the affective characteristic of inhabitable spaces. In this paper, we employ the ecological-enactive approach to cognition to explain how atmospheres are perceived and created. According to that approach, cognitive systems actively explore meaningful possibilities for action in their environments. We thereby construe the perception of atmospheres as the possibilities for being in certain moods by exploring what the place affords. The perception of atmospheres is, therefore, a meaningful activity that is ultimately related to the organism’s biological interests, which we argue, is a type of meaning that cannot be fully conveyed descriptively. From this, it seems to follow that architects cannot foresee the atmospheres of a place during the designing phase of their projects. We avoid this undesirable conclusion by evoking the material engagement theory and the situated aspect of cognitive performances. Accordingly, skillful architects can imagine the intended atmospheres of a place by creating what we call proto-atmospheres, which involves creatively thinking through and with their tools.

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Perceiving and creating atmospheres: how ecological-enactive cognition can explain and inform architectural practice

Vasconcelos

Rolla

2023

Adaptive Behavior

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“…This research, however, saw value in the design of bespoke solutions, distilled into inclusive qualities that are then scaled up for mainstream designs. This suggests that further research could include smaller scale projects such as the motorized 'coat lifter' (a product designed to help someone put on, store, and remove their own coat) [33], or private homes designed for/by architects with specific access requirements, such as the work of Architect Marta Bordas Eddy [34].…”

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Aspects of Designing Inclusively from Practitioner Perspectives

Lamirande¹

2022

Architecture

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The concept of inclusion in design is increasingly well known and often recognizes value in a greater diversity of people when creating new buildings, spaces, products, and services. Still, uptake is said to be limited in practice. The theoretical landscape provides several definitions and concerns, but they are often paradoxical. Rather than disentangle theory, this research turns to practitioners who design inclusively. This research explores the ways people advocate for inclusion in design projects, prevailing aspects in the negotiations within multi-stakeholder projects, the motivations and mindsets that drive these aspects, and the opportunities they create for the improved uptake of inclusion. Through discussions (semi-structured interviews) with six individuals from design and architecture, aspects of inclusion from practice emerged. The data were clustered thematically and organized into three parts: general project development, working with others as a team, and designing inclusively. These explorations highlight the value of including a more diverse group of individuals in the negotiations of a design project, the value of bespoke designs, the ever-evolving nature of inclusion, the different ways to present a valuable business case, and the influence of team dynamics. Conflicting perspectives on effective uptake prevail in both practice and theory. Future research will inquire on the most prevalent and valuable aspects of inclusion and their placement within current development processes.

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“…Studying that problem, she discovered that the problem in the existence of architectural barrier mainly originates from attitudes and cultural development in society. Her view of architectural accessibility she presented graphically as an endless loop in which it is clear that the inclusion of people with disabilities is hindered by architectural barriers, and the presence of architectural barriers is the main reason for unequal inclusion of people with disabilities in everyday living, leading to misjudgment and prejudice [4].…”

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The Importance of Architectural Accessibility in Modern Society

Nikolovska,

Despot,

Sandeva

et al. 2023

NRT

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The main goal of architecture, as a field that is aimed at designing, planning, and organizing the three-dimensional space for human needs, is to make an accessible environment. That is one of the main factors for the quality of living in a society. Designing without architectural barriers and raising awareness of the needs of people with disabilities in relation to architectural design is a current topic today. By including the needs of the people with disabilities, architects show the ethical note of architecture and its connection with responsible behavior towards the environment and the people for whom it was created. When we talk about designing environment for human needs and in range to the human abilities, it does not mean only for physically healthy people. Considering that around 15% of the world`s population has some form of disability, it is very important to design an accessible environment for as many people as possible. This architectural approach will contribute to increasing the involvement of people with disabilities in daily life activities.Architectural accessibility is an important thing in society because it affects all groups of people, regardless of age, cultural, social, and religious diversity. It helps in increasing social cohesion which is important for the development of modern society. Architectural accessibility is one of the reasons why inclusive education is not completely possible, and that limits children and youth with disabilities to develop their intellectual potential and include them in the educational process. It means that accessibility is in relation to inclusive education and that is important for every society.

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Designing from a Disabled Body: The Case of Architect Marta Bordas Eddy

Cited by 12 publications

References 24 publications

Perceiving and creating atmospheres: how ecological-enactive cognition can explain and inform architectural practice

Perceiving and creating atmospheres: how ecological-enactive cognition can explain and inform architectural practice

Aspects of Designing Inclusively from Practitioner Perspectives

The Importance of Architectural Accessibility in Modern Society

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