Since it was first published in 1963, Selwyn Goldsmith's Designing for the Disabled has become a standard text for practising architects around the world. Now, as a new book with a radical new vision, comes his Designing for the Disabled: A New Paradigm. This book should be of interest to architects in rethinking the methodology of designing for the disabled.
Since it was first published in 1963, Selwyn Goldsmith's Designing for the Disabled has become a standard text for practising architects around the wo...
Past assumptions have held that universal design is exclusively concerned with accommodating people with disabilities. In this volume Selwyn Goldsmith challenges these parameters by underlining that universal design is appealing to everyone. A practical design guide, the text presents guidance for architects in a referenced form. It features diagrams designed to enhance understanding of the basic principles of universal design, as it applies to building features.
Past assumptions have held that universal design is exclusively concerned with accommodating people with disabilities. In this volume Selwyn Goldsmith...