Breaking Ground on a Theory of Transgender Architecture

Breaking Ground on a Theory of Transgender Architecture

Through this research and article, Lucas Cassidy Crawford argues for "rethinking the spatial metaphors with which [society] describes [itself]" and that the "architectonics of the body—do not merely represent [the] bodily experience but also shape it. Ultimately then, this article suggests that far from being an afterthought that [society] may, or may not, want to include in [it's] architectural (and cultural) blueprints, transgender and transsexuality may even be exemplary architectural practices and also the very bases for thinking of bodies architecturally. Such an argument will not only address—albeit obliquely—the urgent need that transgender people have for new ways of conceiving of [their] bodies, buildings, and homes, but will also offer crucial caution to those who design hallway paths and doorway thresholds, who advocate single-sex washrooms, and of course, to those who lend any administrative, legal, or quotidian momentum to the ongoing cultural project of guiding trans people to cellblocks of all varieties."

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