Universal Architecture in the Designer's eye; 2016
ACCESSIBILITY, USABILITY, UNIVERSAL DE-SIGN AND THE UN CRPD
Teacher: Jonas E. Andersson, architect SAR/ MSA and Ph. D.
The elective course has a twofold ambition: 1) expand knowledge about the human being, her physiology, her cognitive and functional capacities in relation to architecture and spatial design; and 2) explain frequent key words in use when it comes to building and building regulations: accessibility, social inclusion, sustainability, usability and universal design. The course proceeds from field studies of exemplary models of architecture and individual evaluations of different types of space. The course relies on a six seminars:
- The human brain, spatial thinking and architecture
- The definition of accessibility, usability and social inclusion
- Experiences of space and sensuous architecture, invited lecture.
- Ad hoc study visits to various examples of appropriate and inappropriate architecture
- Supervision for writing scientific papers and making inquiry-by-design presentations)
The course contains an individual assignment, which can be executed as a written research paper with a methodological approach for assessing and evaluating various types of architectural design, drawings that present a solution for a universal design problem, or an oral presentation supported by a power-point-based slide show. The course uses literature that is available as e-books or loans at the KTH Library, section for Architecture.
Student submissions, fall 2016
ALP, MELISSA, 2016: Wayfinding i Stadsbibliotek, En jämförande studie av Örebro stadsbibliotek och Stockholms stadsbibliotek
BLOMBERG-BLOMQVIST, MIKA, 2016: The concept of environment in occupational therapy
JAVAHERI, MAHYA, 2016: Stages of perceptions
LI, RUI-XIN, 2016: PERCEIVED AS INTENDED. A study on spatial perception and eye-level relationships
LLABRÉS FORNER, ARNAU, 2016: Experiences and situations mapping: A space analysis of Munkbrohamnen in Stockholm
PERSSON, MATILDA, 2016: Wayfinding in Stockholm public buildings
STAUFFER, NINA FIONA, 2016: TACTILE PAVING IN THE SWISS AND SWEDISH LAW HOW THE LAW INFLUENCES USABILITY AND DESIGN
THÖRNER, REBECCA, 2016: Hur tillgängliggör man de förflutna rummen i ett kulturlandskap genom arkitektoniska tillägg på ett sätt som inkluderar alla? ‐ En studie av tilläggen i monumentområdet i Jelling, Danmark
VAN DE MEULEBROUCK, TANJA, 2016: En skolgård för alla ‐ om tillgänglighet på Stockholms kommunala skolgårdar före och efter skärpt lagstiftning
VAN GEFFEN, NINA, 2016: Visual accessibility: buildings are for everyone.
VENNSTRÖM, FREDRIKA, 2016: STOCKHOLM, A CITY OF WIDE ACCESSIBILITY POLICY
VON MARTENS, DAVID, 2016: Scenario‐based mapping of accessibility and wayfinding
WALLHAMMAR, JOHAN, 2016: Accessibility and cultural heritage ‐ When can historically important urban spaces be made accessible?
WANG, SIYU, 2016: The road for people with visual impairments, research and suggestion
WIKLUND, WIM, 2016: The socio‐spatial orders of Helgo Zettervall
ÖSTERGREN, HANNAH, 2016: Lost in the Shopping Centre? A Study of Wayfi nding Design in a Large Shopping Centre from the 2010’s