On Beauty

What does it mean to think about non visual beauty?Kicking off our pilot series, this conversation see hosts Mandy and Tom explore ideas of beauty with five key guests: Alison Jones ​​​(Visually Impaired Visual Artist), Richard Warren (British Library Buildings and Projects Manager), Poppy Levison​​ (Blind Architectural Designer and Researcher), Jose Cadilhe (Technical design lead at Heatherwick Studio) and Emma Tutton (Access and Outreach Programme Manager at the British Library).As with each episode, this conversation builds on from our recent ‘Many More Parts than M!’ Compendium (launched in early 2024) and explories how we can engage with built environment accessibility in ways that take us beyond conventional checklists and design guidance. Find out more about the compendium here.Episode Timestamps00:00 Introduction01:15 Conversation with Alison Jones10:05 Conversation with Richard Warren14:52 Exploration around the British Library16:04 Conversations with Poppy Levison and Jose Cadilhe31:11 Conversations with Emma Tutton33:30 Closing thoughtsTranscript for the conversation here.This episode was recorded and produced by Mandy Redvers-Rowe (Blind Theatre Producer) and Tom Walker (Partially Sighted Sound Engineer) for The DisOrdinary Architecture Project. Find out more about The DisOrdinary Architecture Project here. ‘ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.