Sex, Gender, and The Public Toilet

Just when you thought academics were getting respectable... or is it "Only in New York"? Coming soon: 3 November 2007

OUTING THE WATER CLOSET: SEX, GENDER, AND THE PUBLIC TOILET

Presented by New York University & The Center for Architecture

Panel I: The Social Construction of the Bathroom
Presenters: Beatriz Colomina (Professor, History and Theory Princeton University School of Architecture), Clara Greed (Professor of Inclusive Urban Planning, Planning and Architecture, University of the West of England), Ruth Barcan (Lecturer, Department of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney, Australia)

Panelists: Barbara Penner (Director of Architectural Studies and Lecturer Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London), Deborah Taylor (AIA LEED AP, Executive Director for Special Programs and Materials and Equipment Acceptance, New York City Department of Buildings), Matthew Sapolin (Executive Director of the New York City Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities), and Bronwen Pardes (Sexual Health Educator, HIV Counselor, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital)

Panel II: Building Gender / Building Toilets
Presenters: Joel Sanders (AIA, Principal, Joel Sanders Architect; Associate Professor, Yale University School of Architecture), Andrew Whalley (AA Dipl AIA RIBA, Partner-in-Charge, New York Office, Grimshaw)

Panelists: Mark Tsurumaki (AIA, Partner, LTL Architects), Charles McKinney (Chief of Design, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation), Pauline Park (Transgender activist), and Lori Pavese Mazor (AIA, Associate Vice President for Planning and Design NYU

Mopping Up [WTF?]: Harvey Molotch (Acting Director, Program in Metropolitan Studies; Professor, Department of Social and Cultural Analysis; Professor, Department of Sociology, NYU)

Bottom Line: The toilet is an emotional place for some people. Ignore them at your peril!