The Reverie of Communication | Architecture Beyond Sound: Sensory Spaces for the Hearing Impaired Part 2 Dissertation 2022 Ana Maria Iacob Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism | Romania The main direction was the challenge to respond to a spatial paradigm in terms of accessibility and inclusive environment. Most spaces for people with hearing impairment and beyond end up being mere technical conventions, bringing lack of sensory and plastic content in space. The question is how we can educate through architecture so that we hear with our skin and see the sound of space through the experiences of people with hearing impairment.”Deaf people inhabit a rich sensory world where vision and touch are a primary means of spatial awareness and orientation. Many use sign language, a visual-kinetic mode of communication and maintain a strong cultural identity built around these sensibilities and shared life experiences.” (Gallaudet, 2010)The research brings to light theories and practices on mediating the hearing and non- hearing world through architecture, looking for a common factor: dance, water and movement. It investigates the possibility of transition from technical norms to haptic architecture. The tools examine the relationship between body and space and the envelope as a ludic and dynamic space in which sound can be manipulated through space. The concept is to create a cultural inclusive space and offer the public authenticity of deaf community. Tutor(s) Mihaela Schiopu