About this course
Architecture and urban design relate not only our lifestyles; they also have a direct impact on our well-being. Today we live in a persistent state of conflict between, on the one hand, an inherited design approach based on specific solutions for a specific social group, and on the other, a day-to-day reality characterized by diversity and complexity. Our historical and current approach to design neither reflects people’s differences nor responds to their changing needs throughout their lives. Inclusive city and building design must therefore focus on the broadest possible spectrum of human bodies, senses, genders and ages. This course aims to bridge the gap between inherited approaches, current conditions, and future needs by embracing human diversity as a strategy for leaving no one behind.
Syllabus
“First, we shape our cities, then our cities shape us.”
Faculty
Heitor Garcia Lantarón
FacultyPh.D. (Department of Architectural Design, Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain, 2016). Architect. Doctoral Thesis: Danish Examples of Housing for the Elderly. Academic and professional interests focused on housing challenges related to the ageing process and addressing challenges to enhance the domestic space quality for any age and (dis)ability. Previously employed at Nieto Sobejano Archietcts, 2008-2009, and Herzog & de Meuron, 2006-2008. With DIS since 2017.