Architecture-InsideOut
For more information please contact Mandy Legg,
Project Manager InsideOut
tel: 01908 508306
architectureinsideout[at]googlemail.com
www.art-architecture.co.uk/insideout/.

Architecture-InsideOut is a collaboration between Diablo Arts, Dada-South and the University of Brighton which aims to develop and capture innovative forms of design practice for the built environment, led by the creativity and experiences of deaf and disabled artists. Our latest project (funded by Arts Council England, South East) involves setting up a series of events which:

• Provide the opportunity for deaf and disabled artists to collaborate in exploring ways of improving the built environment
• Enable deaf and disabled artists and architects to engage creatively in developing design improvements
• Offer 'discursive spaces' for artists interested in architecture, and for architects, deaf and disabled artists and other associated agencies to be able to share their expertise and experiences
• Open up potential for future partnerships and continuing creative work around disability and architecture

We have invited a group of architects and disabled and Deaf artists to participate in two events being planned over the next few months - an artists' one-day exploratory workshop offering 'hands-on' involvement in creatively manipulating 3-D space, light, colour, sound, objects, layout etc., hosted by InQbate at the University of Sussex; and an intensive design workshop with selected architects hosted by Tate Modern in London. This second event - known by architects as a charette - is an opportunity to undertake a 'design-in-a-day' as part of a small team of 4 - 5, in competition with up to 8 other teams. We will be investigating what happens when design professionals and disabled creatives collaborate and exploring the relationship between architecture and disability.