Book description:The Latest Advances in Universal Design
Thoroughly updated and packed with examples of global standards and design solutions, Universal Design Handbook, Second Edition, covers the full scope of universal design, discussing how to develop media, products, buildings, and infrastructure for the widest range of human needs, preferences, and functioning. This pioneering work brings together a rich variety of expertise from around the world to discuss the extraordinary growth and changes in the universal design movement.
The book provides an overview of universal design premises and perspectives, and performance-based design criteria and guidelines. Public and private spaces, products, and technologies are covered, and current and emerging research and teaching are explored. This unique resource includes analyses of historical and contemporary universal design issues from seven different countries, as well as a look at future trends. Students, advocates, policy makers, and design practitioners will get a theoretical grounding in and practical reference on the physical and social roles of design from this definitive volume.
UNIVERSAL DESIGN HANDBOOK, SECOND EDITION, COVERS:
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
U.S. accessibility codes and standards, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Life safety standards and guidelines
Universal design implementations in Norway, Japan, France, Germany, Brazil, Italy and the Old City of Jerusalem
Planning ADA implementation in public educational institutions
Urban scale and mass transportation universal design
Designing inclusive experiences, including outdoor play settings
Office and workspace design
Universal design in home building and remodeling
Products and technologies, including autos, web access, media, and digital content
Universal design research initiatives, education, and performance assessments
Wolfgang F.E. Preiser is Emeritus Professor of Architecture, University of Cincinnati. As a researcher and an international building consultant, he has worked on topics ranging from universal design to facility programming, building performance assessments, health care facilities, and intercultural design. Preiser has written 16 books and more than 100 chapters, articles, and conference papers, and is the recipient of the Progressive Architecture Applied Research Award and Citation and the EDRA Career and Lifetime Achievement awards. Korydon H. Smith is Associate Professor in the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas. He teaches courses in architectural design and theory, and has received numerous teaching awards. Smith's scholarship focuses on the physical and political roles of design in society, resulting in a wide variety of publications and design works. He is actively involved in continuing education, as well as the transformation of housing policy and design practices throughout the U.S.
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