Freelance writer Robin Avni has succeeded in writing a type of story about Universal Design in homes that I don't believe I have seen before. Intelligent, excellently illustrated, and personal without being mawkish or drawing on stereotype this is definitely an article worth reading.
Designer and builder Sanjay Soli transcended the sterility of simple "accessible design" and retrofitting to achieve striking stylishness through Universal Design. Avni has written a piece on disability lifestyle worthy of New Mobility magazine. Kudos to the Seattle Times Pacific Northwest magazine for bringing to mainstream readership both the concept and the heart behind good design.
See Inviting to All .
Seattle has come a long way since we founded the Disabled Students Commission and launched the campus Architectural barriers removal Project at the University of Washington in 1974 when Ron Mace was pioneering this work! What was once a marginal design philosophy is now core design and architecture curriculum - and lives are fuller as a result.
Next step? Full adoption of Universal Design with style by the hospitality industry in hotels, resorts, and on cruise ships.
Posted by rollingrains at October 15, 2007 05:17 PM