(Un)Shared Spaces - the third episode of our ‘DisOrdinary Dialogues’ podcast is now live🎙️🎧 What are shared spaces? And are they for everyone? Coinciding with International Day of Persons with Disabilities, this final conversation in this current series see hosts @redversrowe and Tom Walker explore ideas of (Un)Shared Spaces with five key guests: @zoe.partington (Co-Director, The DisOrdinary Architecture Project and CEO, @dadafest), Denise Kennedy, (Access Co-ordinator, @dadafest), @pta_das (Director and Architect, @davidmillerarchitects), Chithra Marsh (Director, @buttressarchitects), Kimberley Corrall (Associate, @buttressarchitects) and architectural students Thomas Lockley and Abbey Brady-Hoyle (@livuni @inclusive.by.design) A big shout out to @thesupportingactfoundation, who have made this podcast possible, alongside graphics from @barclayscarlett. 🔗 Head to the bio to listen to the first episode - or access the transcript! #DisOrdinaryArchitecture #DisOrdinaryDialogues #Disabled #Artists #Architects #Architecture #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityJustice #Advocacy #NewPodcast #Beauty #Imperfect #SharedSpaces

We're big fans of our Advisory Board! 💛 It was fabulous to see so many of our Advisory Board folk online last week, to catch up on what DisOrdinary Architecture has been up to this year, and to discuss plans for 2025. A big thanks for everything to @manijeh.verghese @poppy_levison @yates_norton @trottykins @helenstratford @jordan_k_wn James Zaka-Haas and Liz Crow. Also, a massive thanks to @thesupportingactfoundation who have confirmed they are again funding us for next year. 💥 #DisOrdinaryArchitecture #DisOrdinaryDialogues #Disabled #Artists #Architects #Architecture #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityJustice #Advocacy #SupportingActFoundation

We’ve been working on a brand new exhibition with the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A)! 🖼️ DisOrdinary Architecture was recently commissioned by the V&A in-house exhibition design team to support the exhibition design development for their upcoming show ‘Design and Disability’. Curated by @nataliekane and Reuben Liebeskind, the show opens June 7th 2025 at @vam South Kensington. Design and Disability is disability-led exhibition, with Kane herself identifying as disabled and Kane being supported by a strong disabled advice group. Over the last few weeks we’ve hosted a series of workshops around navigation, content and access information. Each session has involved key guest disabled creatives, including:@chrislaing_ @redversrowe @HelenStratford abipalmer @natashatrotman 🔗 Head to the DisOrdinary Architecture archive on the website to find out what’s been happening so far. #DisOrdinaryArchitecture #Disabled #Artists #Architects #Architecture #DisabilityAwareness #InclusiveDesign #CoDesign #DisabilityJustice #InclusiveExhibtions #DesignAndDisability

Each month we’re spotlighting some of the key DisOrdinary Architecture collaborators and projects we’re really excited about. This month it’s @projectartworks and their current show ‘Residential’ 💛 Project Art Works are an exciting collective based in Hastings (UK), that collaborates with people with complex support needs, families and circles of support. Their practice intersects art and care, responding to neurodivergence - and its gifts and impact - and challenging paradigms of inclusion. The collective currently are showing the beautiful ‘Residential’ at Contemporary Copenhagen. Running until March 2025, make sure to check it out! 🔗 Find out more about the Residential using the link in our bio. #DisOrdinaryArchitecture #Disabled #Artists #Architects #Architecture #DisabilityAwareness #InclusiveDesign #DisabilityJustice #Inclusion #Copenhagen

Imperfect - the second episode of our ‘DisOrdinary Dialogues’ podcast is now live - 🎙️🎧 What is the value of imperfect design? This conversation see hosts @redversrowe and Tom Walker explore concepts of the ‘imperfect’ and imperfect design with three key guests: @josontheline (Co-Director, DisOrdinary Architecture Co-Director), Grace Choi (Architect/Director, @gracechoiarchitecture) and Nikki Dravers (Food Partnership Co-ordinator, @refusecafe), and contributions from staff and volunteers at the REfUSE Café in Chester Le Street. A big shout out to @thesupportingactfoundation, who have made this podcast possible. And @barclayscarlett for the podcast graphics! 🔗 Head to the bio to listen to this conversation - or to access the transcript! #DisOrdinaryArchitecture #DisOrdinaryDialogues #Disabled #Artists #Architects #Architecture #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityJustice #Advocacy #NewPodcast #Beauty #BeyondTheVisual #Imperfect

Last month, DisOrdinary Architecture's @josontheline headed to Copenhagen, here’s what she got up to! Jos has been a guest professor at the Royal Danish Academy for two years, and last month headed there for a 3 day workshop, in collaboration with the Cluster for Spatial Inclusion. Working with students from the school, this workshop explored alternative ways of mapping access across the campus. She also collaborated on a public talk from the wonderful Aimi Hamraie and a seminar with Danish disabled artists and activists. The workshops continued conversations with the Academy that have been running for some time. Last year, DisOrdinary Architecture ran a series of workshops at @kglakademi, which resulted in an exhibition at the International Union of Architects (UIA) World Congress. This was based on a project for all incoming Masters’ students to the school, led by Anne Brandhoj . Titled ‘Together’, it asked students to explore ‘how we can – with our individual bodies, needs, wishes and preferences – negotiate with each other and share spaces, activities or experiences, without excluding others or feeling excluded by others.’ Many thanks as always to the Bevica Fonden for funding. Alongside @kglakademi_ibd, @kglakademi.spatial.inclusion and @masa.shi.kajita. 🔗 To find out more about our work with @kglakademi, head to the DisOrdinary Architecture archive on our website, via the link in bio. #DisOrdinaryArchitecture #Disabled #Artists #Architects #Architecture #DisabilityAwareness #InclusiveDesign #DisabilityJustice #Inclusion #Copenhagen