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The American Porch is loaded with information about the history of the front porch in America. It is well-researched and surprisingly easy to read.
Friedman develops the position that homes should be designed so that they can be readily reconfigured in the future.
“Universal design is an approach to design that incorporates products as well as building features which, to the greatest extent possible, can be used by everyone.” One book and two web sites provide information.
When presented with a turning decision, people tend to turn toward their dominant hand, and turn in ways consistent with the car-driving regulations of their homeland.
Restaurant success is dependent on the physical environment diners encounter. Recently, restaurant interiors have received a lot of professional attention.
To create a environment for children of all abilities that is fully integrated and universally accessible, then approaching, entering, and using a play area should be a starting point for design—not the end result.
This insightful edition has forty-two chapters separated in five sections. Each section contains information useful to RDC readers, but the eighteen chapters in the “Sharpening Application” group are immediately applicable to people designing and managing environments.
Inner Navigation, by Erik Jonsson, helps readers understand why humans get lost, and what you, as a designer, can do to make the spaces you create easier to navigate.
The important point here is how pedestrians can be generated in an environment around a catalyst.
Individuals traversing urban areas move in as straight a line as possible—even if that route requires grade changes.