Korydon Smith, Ed.D., M.Arch.Associate ProfessorSchool of Architecture + Planning
Developing the Inclusive Design Graduate Research Group:Reflections on a UD-Focused Architecture Program at a Public University
Design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life.
– Walter Gropius
I see the task of architecture as the defense of the authenticity of human experience.
– Juhani Pallasmaa
We shape our buildings; thereafter, our buildings shape us.
– Winston Churchill
Recall the face of the poorest and weakest man you have seen, and ask yourself if this step you contemplate is going to be any use to him.
– Mahatma Gandhi
Today, there are 100 million people homeless.
What are you doing about it?
In some countries, more than 70% of women are the victims of violence.
What are you doing about it?
More than 20,000 children died today.What are you doing about it?
One thing is to feel bad…Another thing is to be taken by “just rage” and engage in political projects for substantive transformation of reality. – Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the City
In the context of universal design research and education:
• What are the most unique/exemplary characteristics of your institution and/or program?
• What are the systemic, institutional, programmatic, and student challenges do you face?
• What opportunities and solutions have you found most effective?
• largest university in the SUNY system: enrollment of ~30k students (19k+ UG and 10k+ Grad)
• 100 UG degrees, 205 master’s degrees, and 94 doctoral and professional degrees (largest range in New England)
• largest percentage of international students of any public university in the US: 5,200 UG and Grad (17%)
• international exchange programs with 65 countries
University at Buffalo—State University of New York
University at Buffalo—State University of New York• 1,100+ full-time faculty;
500+ part-time faculty• SUNY 2020 and UB 2020: faculty
recruitment, “Finish in 4,” etc.• AAU member institution (there are 62
Association of American Universities member institutions)
• US News and World Report, Kiplinger, and Princeton Review: “Best Value”
• Division 1 Athletics (?)
School ofArchitecture + Planning
Founded in 1968
The only accredited architecture and planning school in the SUNY system
500 undergraduates 200 graduate students 5 research centers
Ten Degrees Offered:
BA Environmental Design BS Architecture Master of Urban Planning Master of Architecture MS in Architecture Dual MUP + MArch Dual MArch + MBA Dual MArch + MFA Dual MUP + JD PhD in Urban and Regional
Planning
Graduate Research Groups:
Ecological Practices Material Culture Situated Technologies Inclusive Design
How is your institution/department similar and different from this?
How are your challenges and opportunities similar and different?
Designs that enable and empower diverse populations.
What is inclusive design?
Apple iPhone
This includes issues of• human diversity• sensory perception• health and safety• social justice
social justicepolitical and social participation
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Cell of a Model Prisoner, 1975
Faculty
Edward SteinfeldBeth TaukeKen MacKayKorydon SmithDespina StratigakosJordana MaiselSue Weidemann
Faculty
Edward SteinfeldBeth TaukeKen MacKayKorydon SmithDespina StratigakosJordana MaiselSue Weidemann
American Institute of ArchitectsDirector, IDEA CenterSUNY Distinguished Professor
research: ergonomics + human factors
Edward SteinfeldBeth TaukeKen MacKayKorydon SmithDespina StratigakosJordana MaiselSue Weidemann
Faculty
Associate Dean, Sch. of Arch. + PlanningAssociate Professor of Architecture
research: inclusive design + the senses
Edward SteinfeldBeth TaukeKen MacKayKorydon SmithDespina StratigakosJordana MaiselSue Weidemann
Faculty
Associate Professor of Architecture
research: design + social justice
Edward SteinfeldBeth TaukeKen MacKayKorydon SmithDespina StratigakosJordana MaiselSue Weidemann
Faculty
American Institute of ArchitectsClinical Assoc. Professor of Architecture
research: lighting and systems design
Edward SteinfeldBeth TaukeKen MacKayKorydon SmithDespina StratigakosJordana MaiselSue Weidemann
Faculty
Deputy Director, UB Gender InstituteAssociate Professor of Architecture
research: architecture + gender
Edward SteinfeldBeth TaukeKen MacKayKorydon SmithDespina StratigakosJordana MaiselSue Weidemann
Faculty
Dir. of Outreach + Policy Studies, IDEA Ctr.Adjunct Instructor, Arch. + Planning
research: human factors + urban design
Edward SteinfeldBeth TaukeKen MacKayKorydon SmithDespina StratigakosJordana MaiselSue Weidemann
Faculty
Director of Research, BOSTI AssociatesSenior Research Consultant, IDEA Ctr.Prof. Emeritus, UI—Urbana-ChampaignAdjunct Instructor, Arch. + Planning
research: environmental psychology
Faculty
As a whole, the faculty in theInclusive Design Research Group have:
• 10+ teaching awards• 16 books published• $20+ million in research grants• 1,000+ public lectures and publications, in more than 15 countries
Studio: ARC 605, Arch. Design Studio 5Technical Methods: ARC 596, Methods of Gathering Info.Intellectual Domain: ARC 558/PD 558, Design for Inclusive Environ.Cognate: HIS 576, Intro. to Disability Studies
Typical Semester:
How is your program similar and different from this?
How are your challenges and opportunities similar and different?