Architectural Barriers in Schools (01-10-11)
Pivik conducted an extensive study of in-school architectural elements that are perceived to alter the scholastic experiences of children in 4th through 12th grade with biophysical impairments (e.g., muscular dystrophy, arthritis, blindness).
- Blogs 2011
- Blog Article
- School
- Enhance Satisfaction/Quality of Life
- Physically Impaired Children
- Universal Design
- architecture psychology
- design psychology
- design research
- design science
- environment behavior
- environmental psychology
- interior design psychology
- place advantage
- place science
- sensory science
Evaluating Universal Building Design
How would you assess whether universal design principles were incorporated in a building?
Wayfinding Principles: Indoors and Out
Some general—but frequently overlooked—principles of wayfinding are examined in three recent articles.
Seniors and Escalators (3-24-08)
Senior citizens are being injured on escalators more frequently now than in the past.
Top 10 Problems in Building Performance/The Seven Principles of Universal Design
The two sets of items presented in the included lists approach the issue of quality of design and building from two different and diametrically opposed positions: the "Top 10 Problems in Building Performance" represent the cumulative experience of the author over a period of 40 years, while "The Seven Principles of Universal Design" resulted from the deliberations by members of the Center for Universal Design.