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Universal Design : a Manual of Practical Guidance for Architects by Selwyn Goldsmith with PRP Architects; CAD drawings by Jeanette Dezart is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Universal Design : a Manual of Practical Guidance for Architects about?

Universal Design is Selwyn Goldsmith's new authoritative design manual, the successor to his internationally acclaimed Designing for the Disabled. A clear and concise design guide for practising and student architects, it describes and illustrates the differences there are between universal design and 'for the disabled' design Universal Design presents detailed design guidance for architects in an easily referenced form. Covering both public buildings and private housing, it includes informative anthropometric data, along with illustrative examples of the planning of circulation spaces, sanitary facilities, car parking spaces and seating spaces for wheelchair users in cinemas and theatres. It is a valuable manual in enhancing understanding of the basic principles of 'universal design'. The aim - to encourage architects to extend the parameters of normal provision, by looking to go beyond the prescribed minimum design standards of the Part M building regulation, Access and facilities for disabled people.

Author

Selwyn Goldsmith with PRP Architects; CAD drawings by Jeanette Dezart

Publisher

Routledge

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9781138294011

Subjects

Architecture, Art, Arts