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Ben Barsotti Scott

I’m a writer and landscape architect based in New York City. I also curate exhibitions, primarily through a collaborative project called Bad Little Brother. And I’m a student of historical geography, currently researching a series of civilian-led blockades of US Navy terminals in the final years of the Vietnam War.

Occasionally, I’m  also a teacher and critic at schools of art and architecture: see the syllabus for my 2022 undergraduate course on contemporary architectural criticism here. Even more occasionally, I write for architecture and urban geography publications like the the New York Review of Architecture, Critical Planning Journal, and Journal of Landscape Architecture.

You can see my full CV here and you can contact me here.

Ben Barsotti Scott
urban historical geographer and independent curator in New York, NY.

See some of my recent work below. You can contact me here.
EXHIBITION
“Unrestrooms”
2018
Unrestrooms, an unfinished survey of gender and public space was an exhibition of recent inquiries into the gendered architecture of the public restroom. It opened in March 2018 at Front/Space, a noncommercial storefront gallery in the Crossroads district of Kansas City, MO. The exhibition was curated by Bad Little Brother, and featured a site-specific installation that rendered the standard dimensions of public toilet stalls in outrageous, glittering tinsel. The exhibition included a reading room with resources on gender in architecture, case studies in public restroom design, and local LGBTQIA+ resources and services.

On March 31st, 2018, Bad Little Brother and Front/Space partnered with the Kansas City Center for Inclusion to present a panel discussion on inclusive restroom design. The panel brought together local architects and activists to discuss recent developments in inclusive restroom design, with a particular focus on ensuring access among trans and gender non-conforming users.