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Universal design : a manual of practical guidance for architects / Selwyn Goldsmith with PRP Architects ; CAD drawings by Jeanette Dezart.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Goldsmith, Selwyn.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architectural design--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Architectural design.
- Public buildings--Barrier-free design.
- Public buildings.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- x, 116 pages : illustrations, plans ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Boston : Architectural Press, 2000.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 112-113) and index.
- ISBN:
- 075064785X
- OCLC:
- 45320728
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