Badanie jakościowe wybranych akademików Politechniki Łódzkiej pod kątem dostępności architektonicznej i możliwości wykorzystania ich dla czasowego zamieszkania uchodźców z Ukrainy
Qualitative Study of Selected Dormitories of the Lodz University of Technology in Terms of Architectural Accessibility and the Possibility of Using Them for Temporary Residence of Refugees from Ukraine

Summary/Abstract: After Russia attacked Ukraine, it became a challenge to create a base of temporary housing for refugees, with particularemphasis on people with individual needs, including people with disabilities. The article continues the author’s previous re-search on architectural audits as tools for creating the accessibility of university facilities on the example of selected studentdormitories of the Lodz University of Technology. The analysis aims to show whether selected facilities that play a key role inthe organisational and functional structure of the academic community are prepared for situations such as the urgent needto provide housing for people in crisis.Qualitative research consisted of conducting an original survey on the needs related to temporary accommodation and ana-lysis of technical documentation of selected student dormitories. Architectural audits were performed following the checklistdeveloped for the study. The adopted work methodology made it possible to demonstrate the degree of compliance of theexisting architectural space with the actual needs of refugees from Ukraine.

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