Have you ever noticed the number of times you step over a curb on an average day? How about the number of times climbing a set of steps is necessary to enter a building? The number of times you see the sign ‘watch your step’ and proceed without issue? (more…)
The Stop Gap Foundation, the Cambridge Accessibility Committee, the Cambridge Seniors Woodworking Club, local businesses, and students from the UWaterloo School of Architecture are working together to bring StopGap Ramps to Cambridge, and we need your help with artwork! Storefronts with single steps up from the sidewalk can provide considerable barriers to the elderly, shoppers with strollers, and people with disabilities. StopGap ramps are small, easily-made accessibility devices that make storefronts with single-step barriers...
ABSTRACT by Amanda Motyer Disability is a part of the human condition and has existed since the beginning of time, yet the vast majority of people with disabilities are still expected to live in a built environment designed for what society has designated as the human “norm.” This has created a built world that is actually contributing to disablement. The past twenty years have seen many positive changes in terms of removing physical barriers to those with disabilities, in particular allowing wheelchair...
Monday and Thursday are studio days. On these days in particular, the third floor undergraduate studio is filled with a frenetic energy of design, research and exploration. Students can usually be found talking excitedly with design professors and classmates in a habitat saturated with trace sketches, study models and empty coffee cups. Every Monday we’ll share a completed project, churned out from this energetic studio environment. Arch 493 / Andrew Levitt studio coordinator Comprehensive Design Studio Project...