Irresistible staircases are material symbols for the “new public health.” Popularized by sustainability standards and health-centered approaches to architecture and urbanism, they intend to motivate health-centered behaviors. This paper uses critical disability theory to analyze built forms, visual and textual narratives, and works of art, showing that the irresistible staircase aims to both produce desires for health and quell resistance. It traces irresistible staircases as they appear in Nashville, Tennessee, a city with a dedicated public health urban plan. Then, it considers the broader context of resistance to stairs by disability activists, who propose alternative desiring practices.

无法抗拒的楼梯是“新公共卫生”的物质符号。通过可持续性标准和以健康为中心的建筑和都市主义方法的普及，他们打算激发以健康为中心的行为。本文使用批判性残疾理论来分析建筑形式、视觉和文本叙述以及艺术作品，表明不可抗拒的楼梯旨在产生对健康的渴望和平息抵抗。当他们出现在田纳西州纳什维尔时，它追溯了不可抗拒的楼梯，这是一个拥有专门公共卫生城市计划的城市。然后，它考虑了残疾人活动家抵制楼梯的更广泛背景，他们提出了替代的欲望实践。