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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Curbed: Deaf Architecture at Gallaudet University

Curbed has a cool feature on Gallaudet University's ongoing search for a more deaf friendly architecture.

posted by inked at 12:30 PM

3 Comments:

Blogger Derek said...

Creating architecture for the hearing impairs is a challenge and interesting to do. As an example, It requires curved corners at corridors to allow for line of sight. Plus the concerns of lighting and materials.

Dec 21, 2011 4:30:00 PM

 
Anonymous Birmingham Architects said...

As an Architect I feel that I am suitably qualified to affirm that if anybody is going to be able to help the deaf community hen architects by our design expertise are the ones to do so!
As a practise we regularly help design buildings to incorporate other disabilities and designing to be deaf friendly is also important! Perhaps a good start would be to review the inner materials used within buildings.

Dec 22, 2011 8:06:00 AM

 
Blogger Derek said...

@Birmingham Architects: why is it your name links to a UK architecture firm? Do you have an office here in USA or at least in the DC Metro region?

Dec 22, 2011 2:37:00 PM

 

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