EXTENDING THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN DESIGN(ERS) AND DISABLED USE(RS): FROM CONVERSATION TO EMBODIED SKILL

DS 60: Proceedings of DESIGN 2010, the 11th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Year: 2010
Editor: Marjanovic D., Storga M., Pavkovic N., Bojcetic N.
Author: Nijs, G.; Vermeersch, P. W.; Devlieger, P.; Heylighen, A.
Section: INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Page(s): 1817-1826

Abstract

This paper considers how through dialogue the relationship between architectural design and disability can yield opportunities instead of constraints. Two cases drawn from ongoing ethnographic design research show possibilities and the potential of dialogue for design practice and design research. Dialogue is said to amplify silent realities—things that exist either in user, object, or use, but that stay unaccounted for. However, following the discussion of the cases, it is deemed necessary to extend the notion of dialogue from conversation to embodied skill.

Keywords: architectural design, disability, use

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