BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 13.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:This is a Call for Papers proposals for the 2026 European Archi tectural History Network (EAHN) conference\, taking place in Aarhus\, Denm ark\, 17-21 June 2026. \;Abstracts are invited for the paper session l isted below by September 19\, 2025\, 23.59 CET. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted directly to the chairs\, along with the appl icant&rsquo\;s name\, email address\, professional affiliation\, address\, telephone number and a short curriculum vitae (maximum one page).The Call for Papers\, including detailed information on paper length and content\, is also available on the EAHN website: https://eahn.orgTimeline: \;Ca ll for Papers deadline: Friday\, 19 September 2025\, 23.59 CETFinal select ion of abstracts by chairs and communication to General Chairs: November 2 025Registration for Chairs and speakers: until Friday\, 13 March 2026\, 23 .59 CETEarly Bird Registration: until Friday\, 17 April 2026\, 23.59 CETLa te Registration: after Saturday\, 18 April 2026\, 00.00 CETConference Date s: 17-21 June 2026SUMMARYDisability x Architectural Production: Bodily Div ersity in the Construction of the Built EnvironmentA Session for EAHN 2026 Aarhus chaired by:Dr Megha Chand Inglis (Associate Professor at The Bartl ett School of Architecture UCL: m.inglis@ucl.ac.uk)Dr Nina Vollenbrö\; ker (Associate Professor at The Bartlett School of Architecture UCL: nina. vollenbroker@ucl.ac.uk)This session invites contributions which share our conviction that it is important to consider architecture&rsquo\;s historie s through the diversity of bodies that construct our built environment.&nb sp\;Diverse individuals make up the architectural production workforce\, a nd recent architectural histories have paid much-needed attention to margi nalised voices\, addressing\, for example\, gender\, culture\, and race in the construction of the built environment. Making buildings\, however\, i s deeply linked to a further critical factor which remains under-researche d: disability (including deafness\, neurodiversity\, and chronical illness ).Many construction workers identify as disabled (approx. 20\,000 in the U K)\, and architectural production systems are a key cause of disability.&n bsp\; \;At the same time\, disabled bodyminds make distinct creative c ontributions to architecture. Overlooking disability within architectural production reinforces problematic spatial perceptions which create certain bodies as less impactful\, less modern\, or less worthy than others and s idelines the generative and creative potential of disability and differenc e.As examples we highlight:the proposed deskilling of construction labour\ , advocated by architects including Albert Kahn (1918)\, to allow eco¬\ ;nomic integration of the war-wounded.the Viennese settlement project\, in cluding the construction system designed by Adolf Loos (1920-1)\, which en visaged disabled veterans as co-operative producers.the bush-hammering of concrete at the Barbican Centre\, London (1962-1982)\, which resulted in b lack construction workers contracting neurological damage.the widespread s ilicosis in India&rsquo\;s contemporary temple building industry\, reveali ng a lack of care towards adivasi (tribal) stone carvers.the spatial pract ices of deaf contractors changing perceptions of how disability can organi se construction sites\, counter discrimination\, and create networks of so lidarity.Lately\, Critical Disability Studies has gained traction in archi tectural discourse\, but its concerns remain limited to building users and \, more recently\, to disabled architects. It therefore seems crucial to b ring the bodies and minds of those who make our architecture to Disability Studies. \;Similarly\, architectural history has been invigorated by the emergent field of Production Studies\, advancing critical understandin gs of relationships between the design of the built environment and the la bour of constructing it. However\, it does not yet specifically address di sability. \; \;Using both fields&rsquo\; historical\, methodologic al\, and political concerns\, this session encourages the explorations of new architectural histories focusing on social and spatial justice from th e vantage of disabled bodies. Papers might address urgent questions such a s:What is the creative potential of disability in the construction workfor ce and how has this played out historically?How can research at the inters ections of Disability Studies and Production Studies problematise the fast and able productive body working in capitalist regimes of labour?How do p roduction systems and processes affect the world of disabled users\, archi tects\, and builders? \;Equally\, themes might include: the disabling nature of building work\; disabled architects&rsquo\; and designers&rsquo\ ; relationship to construction sites\; stories of solidarity or marginalis ation (e.g. disabled building users employing disabled builders\; the cons truction industry&rsquo\;s historically difficult relationship with legal frameworks and employment practices).Overall\, approaching the constructio n of the built environment through a non-normative lens\, this session hig hlights histories\, bodies\, and design and building practices usually lef t in the shadows of architectural scholarship. \; DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250920 DTSTAMP:20251017T084050Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250724 LOCATION:Denmark\,Aarhus SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Call for Papers: 'Disability x Architectural Production: Bodily Div ersity and the Construction of the Built Environment' UID:RFCALITEM638962872500682716 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
This is a Call for Papers proposals for t he 2026 European Architectural History Network (EAHN) conference\, taking place in Aarhus\, Denmark\, 17-21 June 2026. \;

Abstracts are invited for the paper session listed below by September 19\, 2025\, 23.59 CET. Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be subm itted directly to the chairs\, along with the applicant&rsquo\;s name\, em ail address\, professional affiliation\, address\, telephone number and a short curriculum vitae (maximum one page).

The Call for Papers\, including detailed information on paper length and conte nt\, is also available on the EAHN website:

Timeline: \;

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SUMMARY
Disability x Architectural Pr oduction: Bodily Diversity in the Construction of the Built Environment

A Session for EAHN 2026 Aarhus chaired by:
< div>Dr Megha Chand Inglis (Associate Professor at The Bartlett School of A rchitecture UCL: m.inglis@ucl.ac.uk)
Dr Nina Vollenbrö\;ker (Associate Professor at The Bartlett School of Architecture UCL: nina.voll enbroker@ucl.ac.uk)

This session invites contri butions which share our conviction that it is important to consider archit ecture&rsquo\;s histories through the diversity of bodies that construct o ur built environment. \;

Diverse individual s make up the architectural production workforce\, and recent architectura l histories have paid much-needed attention to marginalised voices\, addre ssing\, for example\, gender\, culture\, and race in the construction of t he built environment. Making buildings\, however\, is deeply linked to a f urther critical factor which remains under-researched: disability (includi ng deafness\, neurodiversity\, and chronical illness).Many construction wo rkers identify as disabled (approx. 20\,000 in the UK)\, and architectural production systems are a key cause of disability. \; \;
At the same time\, disabled bodyminds make distinct creative contribution s to architecture. Overlooking disability within architectural production reinforces problematic spatial perceptions which create certain bodies as less impactful\, less modern\, or less worthy than others and sidelines th e generative and creative potential of disability and difference.

As examples we highlight:
Lately\, Critical Di sability Studies has gained traction in architectural discourse\, but its concerns remain limited to building users and\, more recently\, to disable d architects. It therefore seems crucial to bring the bodies and minds of those who make our architecture to Disability Studies. \;
Similarly\, architectural history has been invigorated by the emergen t field of Production Studies\, advancing critical understandings of relat ionships between the design of the built environment and the labour of con structing it. However\, it does not yet specifically address disability.&n bsp\;
 \;
Using both fields&rsquo\; historical\, m ethodological\, and political concerns\, this session encourages the explo rations of new architectural histories focusing on social and spatial just ice from the vantage of disabled bodies. Papers might address urgent quest ions such as:
Equally\, themes might in clude: the disabling nature of building work\; disabled architects&rsquo\; and designers&rsquo\; relationship to construction sites\; stories of sol idarity or marginalisation (e.g. disabled building users employing disable d builders\; the construction industry&rsquo\;s historically difficult rel ationship with legal frameworks and employment practices).

Overall\, approaching the construction of the built env ironment through a non-normative lens\, this session highlights histories\ , bodies\, and design and building practices usually left in the shadows o f architectural scholarship. \;

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