Toward a Critique of Inclusivity in Architecture. The Curator's Reflections on the Special: A Rereading of the Contributions with Emerging Themes

In the contemporary architectural landscape, the question of inclusivity no longer emerges as a sectoral or normative issue, but as a foundational paradigm capable of rethinking the entire design discipline. The special issue "Architecture and Inclusiveness" has given voice to a variety of approaches, presenting a diverse panorama of experiences, reflections, and best practices. A constant tension has emerged between constraints and possibilities, between design urgency and implementation challenges, between norms and reality. However, beyond the specifics of the cases analyzed, what is evident is the ambivalence of the very notion of inclusivity: an unavoidable criterion of contemporary architecture, but also a task as vast as it is contradictory. Who are these "everyones" we are designing for? And to what extent is it possible to conceive of a truly inclusive architecture, without falling into simplistic tendencies?

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