The first inclusive design guide in Romania started from the stories of the least visible, of the “uninvited”, “unpredictable”, “different from the norm”, for whom the built environment can daily become a series of closed doors or a race full of obstacles.
The book does not offer accessibility solutions, materials or dimensions, but it is a collective manifesto to remind us all of the responsibility we bear towards the community. It is an invitation for dialogue and a reiteration of the importance inclusive design has. For me, for you and for society in general. It is a call for change, empathy and creativity.
Why? Because no matter in which category you think you fall into now, your needs and abilities will change over time. You can always become the “uninvited guest” in conversation on the development of the built environment. The subject includes you.
Author: Iris Popescu
Editor: Andrei Razvan Voinea
Proofreader: Mariana Dinu
Illustrations and cover: Dan Andrei Bălan
Graphics and DTP: Andrei Tache
Website: Vlad Mateescu
Communication: Raluca Ilie
Essays and information about best practice models:
- Alin Alb
- Adela Antoniu
- Teodor Călinoiu
- Ana Ciceală
- Ilinca and Otilia Constantinescu
- Laura Cristea
- Nelly Dumitru
- Delia Grigoroiu
- George Marinescu
- Ruxandra Mateescu
- Gabriel Stelu Nicolescu
- Mihaela Șerban
Iris Popescu and AMAIS own the copyright to the materials in the book “Inclusive Design: Empathy Exercises in the Design Process”. Reproduction of all or part of the text or illustrative material may be made only with the written permission of the copyright holder. Other sources whose rights have been assigned to AMAIS have also been used in editing the material.
The book was printed by the Architecture Stamp, funding supported by OAR Național.