"In its third edition, this Construction and Design Manual combines the titles Accessible Architecture (2009/2012) and Wayfinding and Signage (2010/2013)."--Colophon. Includes index.
Contents:
Spatial signs on the relationship between architecture and the design of communication media -- Saying farewell to the wheelchair ramp: a plea for more frankness in barrier-free architecture and planning -- Disabilities and diseases: selected planning requirements -- Best practice : Design manual: ten spatial situations as examples of barrier freedom : Movement areas and space requirements ; Transitions between inside and outside spaces ; Ramps and sloping pathways ; Stairs, stair lifts and lifting platforms ; Elevators ; Doors ; Windows ; Sanitary facilities ; Counters, cashier desks and access control ; Car parking spaces -- Projects : Museums, culture, memorials : The Berlin Museum Island: Visual site concept, guidance and information system ; The Dresden Zwinger palace: guidance system ; Castles and ruins Rhineland-Palatinate: signage system ; The Schloss Stolzenfels Museum: accessibility design ; Art Museum in Aarhus: accessibility design ; Automobile museum in Stuttgart: accessibility design -- Airports, fairs, stadiums : Cologne Bonn Airport: corporate design, signage ; Vienna Airport Terminal 1A, Skylink: guidance system ; Europeum Conference and Event Centre Mariazell: wayfinding system ; Olympia Sports and Conference Centre Seefeld: wayfinding system ; Stuttgart Trade Fair: wayfinding system ; Allianz Arena Munich: guidance system -- Banks, administration, branches : Ludwigsburg Kreissparkasse: guidance system ; Ordnungsamt City of Frankfurt am Main: guidance and information system ; Five European Embassies Astana: signage ; Diplomatic quarter Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: wayfinding system -- Trade, production, technology : BMW Factory Leipzig: guidance and wayfinding system ; MTZ2 Munich Technology Centre: guidance system ; Centrum Galarie Dresden: guidance system ; Walter Knoll, Herrenberg: wayfinding system and brand world ; Schleich GMBH Schwäbisch-Gmünd: signage system -- Day cares, schools, universities : Paulusstift Stuttgart: wayfinding system ; American International School Vienna: wayfinding system ; Parseval School Bitterfeld: wayfinding system ; University of Applied Sciences Osnabrück: wayfinding system ; Dining hall of the University of Stuttgart, Vaihingen campus: wayfinding system ; Campus of the Berlin University of Applied Sciences: guidance and information system ; Institute for the Blind in Regensberg: accessibility design ; Educational Center in Munch: accessibility design ; Learning Centre in Ingolstadt: accessibility design ; School for the Blind in Chemnitz: accessibility design -- Leisure time and tourism : Parc de la Villette Paris: provisional signage ; Naumburg Historical City Centre: signage system for tourists ; City of Düsseldorf: information and guidance system ; Bernaqua open air swimming pool: guidance system ; Zoo am Meer Bremerhaven: guidance and information system ; Zurich Zoo: guidance and wayfinding system ; Café Moskau Berlin: guidance system and corporate design ; Water park near Stuttgart: accessibility design ; Adventure Centre in Cologne: accessibility design -- Medicine : Kids Docs Dental Practice Berlin: guidance system ; Six All India Institutes of Medical Sciences: guidance and wayfinding system ; Hartmannspital Vienna: wayfinding system ; Rehabilitation Centre Bad Pyrmont: guidance and wayfinding system -- Nursing homes : Residence for the elderly in Carinthia: accessibility design ; Apartments for the elderly near Chur: accessibility design ; Residence for the elderly near Duisburg: accessibility design ; Care home for the elderly near Leipzig: accessibility design ; Care home for the elderly near Linz: accessibility design.
Summary:
Accessible architecture is about much more than wide doorways and low-placed light switches. Accessibility means independent and self-reliant living and mobility for people of all ages and in any situation in life. Enabling this requires a clear awareness of the related concepts and principles that need to be adopted into the planning at an early stage. This manual presents both public buildings and orientation systems in the fields of culture, transport, and education, as well as examples from the worlds of work and health. Informative essays provide an insight into the theory of signage, while selected projects are described from the perspective of Design for All.
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