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Arup calls for ‘queering’ of public space Arup and the University of Westminster have co-authored a report calling for the ‘queering’ of public space to promote the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people The document, published this morning (17 May), calls for a fresh approach to planning and design to ensure cities are both safer for LGBTQ+ people and better mark and celebrate queer heritage in public places. Advertisement The reports suggests that attention to the scale of mass of buildings, lighting features, colours and façades of buildings, as well as the addition of curvilinear aspects to buildings, are among design techniques which can help promote inclusion and, through passive surveillance, prevent hate crime. ....
Tarek Merlin launches architecture film series promoting design and accessibility Tarek Merlin launches architecture film series promoting design and accessibility Architect Tarek Merlin is launching a new film series, Behind Closed Doors, focusing on buildings and interiors in London that are lesser known or not open to everyone, from offices to bars and industrial spaces, celebrating diversity, architecture for all, design and accessibility Merlin at the Bottle Factory. Image: Sam Wordsworth, DGTL Concepts Tarek Merlin, architect and co-founder of Peckham-based studio Feix&Merlin, feels ‘there is a problem with how architecture and design is being represented in the media right now.’ While our attitudes to content consumption are changing, there is still little offering for the discerning viewer who wants something interesting and informative, but at the same time snappy and open, addressing design and accessibility. ‘If you have ever watched ho ....