This class, Inclusive Design for the Built Environment II: Design Clinic (IDBE 2) is the second part of a two-semester practicum that teaches students an Inclusive Design approach by working with a client on an actual project. This year we’re partnering with Columbus House, a non-profit that runs homeless shelters in Connecticut, and Gray Organschi Architecture on the renovation and expansion of a shelter in New Haven which provides beds, meals, and case management for 81 adult men and women. The course builds on the work produced during, Inclusive Design for the Built Environment I: Participatory Design (Fall 2024), where students used engagement tools (surveys, interviews, and workshops) to identify the spatial barriers and solutions faced by Columbus House staff and residents using their existing facility. The outcome was the Inclusive Design Brief (I.D. Brief), a report that included project objectives, design recommendations and a detailed space program. In this second class, IDBE 2, students visualize the recommendations outlined in the I.D. Brief through a two-step process. During weekly Desk Crits, students working in Cohorts present and receive feedback about their developing designs from professors and students. Over the course of the term there will be Milestone Presentations where students present their work to a group of Columbus house staff and residents to ensure their design proposals fulfill the aspirations outlined in the I.D. Brief. The outcome is a Final Report that collects material gathered over the two semesters, including architectural drawings that document design recommendations which the Client and Gray Organschi Architecture will incorporate into the final design. Students are not required to have taken IDBE 1 to take this class. Instructor permission is required based on the submission of an Expression of Interest with the following info: Name, Class year, Major/Concentration, Email and a paragraph describing relevant experiences that would allow you to make a meaningful contribution to the class.