Architecture and inclusiveness gets richer ,the special edition of Giornale dell'Architettura edited by us, with a new contribution by Anna Bernardi dedicated to DeafSpace and the relationship between architecture, deafness, and the experience of space.
The article begins with a little-known aspect of Adolf Loos's biography: the progressive hearing loss that accompanied much of his life and which, only recently, has been re-read as a possible key to interpreting some of his design choices.
From Loos to Gallaudet University, to contemporary reflections on DeafSpace: a contribution that invites us to rethink architecture beyond the hearing paradigm, placing communication, perception, and sensorial differences at its center.

Read the full article here: Il Giornale dell'Architettura