CANCELLED : The Architecture of Disability

The Lecture will be reschedule for the Fall 2023 or Spring 2024 lecture series.

Part of the spring 2023 architecture series + Events

Lecturer

David Gissen

Professor of Architecture and Urban History
The New School University/Parsons School of Design, New York, NY

davidgissen.org 

Abstract:

In this presentation, David will outline a few key concepts from his new book, The Architecture of Disability: Buildings, Cities and Landscapes Beyond Access (University of Minnesota Press, 2022). Gissen works in the fields of architecture, landscape, and urban design. His new book offers a critical perspective on histories and futures of buildings, cities, and landscapes — beyond a sole focus on the problems of accessibility. He says “My work primarily focuses on dislodging a narrow concept of nature and the aesthetics of naturalism within architectural theory, aesthetics, and practice.”

Bio:

David Gissen is an author and designer based in New York City. He is Professor of Architecture and Urban History at Parsons School of Design/The New School and a visiting professor at Columbia GSAPP. In addition to The Architecture of Disability, he is the author of the books Subnature (2009) and Manhattan Atmospheres (2013).