Universal Accessibility and Heritage in the Challenge of an Inclusive Society. Residential Neighbourhoods’ Architecture of the 20th Century to the 21st Century City

Abstract

Incorporating social competencies in the curricular itineraries of technical education highlights the demand for professionals and researchers trained in a multidisciplinary environment and with a high social commitment. The improvements and advances in technology make it possible to materialize the rehabilitation and adaptation of the 20th-century residential complex to the needs of needy groups. Nevertheless, the particular needs of individuals should not be forgotten, especially those with a sensory disability, and/or cognitive, origin or supervening, and those of older people. Along with these technical improvements, visible for decades in actions such as elevators and ramps..., there remain other invisible barriers to which special and prompt attention must be paid. Working from a holistic perspective, a research area is proposed within the framework of institutional aid to universities, specifically those related to housing policies. The main objective of the ACCUNA_20 project is to provide, through social innovation, solutions that allow expanding the number of beneficiaries of urban rehabilitation policies and that allow establishing new social relationships and synergies.