Studio as Barrier: How Architectural Pedagogy Conflicts with ADA Principles (Part 2)
August 14, 2025
The challenges students face, as outlined in Part 1, illustrates just a small sample of the systemic conflicts between architectural education and ADA principles. The barriers are not insurmountable, since just as architects critically assess and redesign the built environment, so too architectural educators must rethink and innovate the pedagogical approaches used in education. Reimaging the pedagogy moves beyond just being compliant with ADA’s legal requirements for accessibility but rather creates a proactive embrace to diversity....