Paul DeFazio is an artist and architect who works at the intersection of design and disability.

Paul holds a Master of Architecture from Rice University (2024) and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Edinboro University (2017). His research and practice explore blind design methods, the politics of access, and the advancement of disabled people within the design professions.

Paul is also a core member of the Critical Design Lab, where he managed the Critical Access Primer, a forthcoming publication compiling emerging vocabularies and critiques of access that come from disability culture. He also works at the Institute for Human-Cenetered Design, where he works on a range of projects, including design guides for campus masterplans, public infrastructure, participatory research, and architectural consulting.

Paul is interested in design that blurs the line between theory, practice, and advocacy, and believes in using disability as a radical lens through which to fundamentally rethink the design of the built environment.

I am available for collaborations, lectures, and consulting in design, disability, and architectural research, CV, contact info, and other links below: