Life, they say, throws you curve balls, and that's just what happened last month, when a family emergency had me put this blog on hiatus. This post, appearing on a Friday instead of its regular Monday, does not mean regular weekly posts will resume, as I'll be dealing with said emergency on and off for the foreseeable future. Although reading has been low on my list of priorities under the circumstances, I wanted to take the brief chance I have now to highlight some books released so far this year ? a dozen of them, presented in order of date of publication. Even though I haven't made my way through all or most of these books, they are ones that I find important and/or timely and/or beautiful, based on my limited firsthand glances of them as well as what I've gleaned from reviews on other platforms. If you think I left out any worthwhile books published so far this year ? and I'm sure there are plenty ? please let me know in the comments.
The Architecture of Disability: Buildings, Cities, and Landscapes beyond Access by David Gissen, published by University of Minnesota Press. US release date: January 24, 2023(Buy via Amazon or Bookshop)
As in other calls for equity ? social, racial, gender, etc. ? it is imperative for people with disabilities to have positions where they can make decisions and, in the realm of architecture, contribute to designs as more than accessibility consultants; they need to be at the core of projects rather than just making sure...