THE UNINVITED – THE ARCHITECTURE ANNUAL 2023
Gabriel Stelu Nicolescu, president of Romania Connect 1990
During 25-29th of August 2022, we organised the Empathy Retreat in Sibiu, an intersectional project that brought together 32 people from different social and professional categories: architects, urban planners, landscape architects, expert citizens, local councillors from city halls, activists, all of them from the LGBTQIA+ spectrum, or with visual, locomotor or hearing disabilities, neurodivergent and (temporarily) able-bodied people.
Inclusive dialogue is the first step towards making accessibility a priority in the development and design of public and private spaces. The retreat is intended to stimulate introspection among participants through the individual perception of human diversity in general, but also though the impact the environment has on them by identifying common situations of exclusion.
© foto Robert Bârlea FOR AMAIS, 2022
Gabriel Stelu Nicolescu, president of Romania Connect 1990
Ilinca și Otilia Constantinescu, president of Ideilagram Association and her daughter
Ryan Crozier, awesome leader @ Good Bureau
Alex Luchici, president of APTA
Antonella Lercă, human rights activist
Delia Grigoroiu, president of ROZ Association
Andreea Ivan, communication and social media content creator
Diana Culescu, landscape engineer, ASOP vice-president
Teodora Dumitru, medical student, blogger
Paul Bogorin, radio host, guide dog user
Elisabeta Paraschiv, ANSR vice-president and sign language interpreter
Adela Antoniu, architect, president of NGO dedicated to children with disabilities, founder of the Humanitarian Association Marta Maria
Teodora Sârbu, clinical psychologist and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist
Petra Pintelei, civil servant at the National Authority for the Rights of People with Disabilities
Serena Pancu is a geographer with a master’s degree in political science and sociology, as well as an activist for the rights of LGBTQIA+ individuals.
Oana Mihăescu, architect, assistant professor
Cristina Pisică, personal assistant, and Alexandru Huszti, Special Olympics athlete and Climb Again participant.
Konrad Mihat, artist, video producer and cultural projects manager