Universal design gets a stylish new look
February 19th, 2009
From the New York Times:
Designer Cynthia Leibrock is one of the leaders in the Aging in Place movement, creating beautiful spaces that will remain livable even as people find their physical capabilities declining with age.
Her own home, above, embodies the principles of universal design, which holds that all structures should be equally accessible to everyone. An excerpt:
“I’ve got a great one-liner for you,” Ms. Leibrock says. “The line is, ‘I want people to know no matter whether they have mental or physical disabilities’ – change that word to differences – ‘they are only disabled if they can’t do what they want to do. Architecture can eliminate disability by design.’ You see my point. If you are in a house where you can do what you want to do, you’re not disabled anymore.”
See also: Bringing Égalité Home — New York Times. Universal design makes homes adaptable, except in France.
(New York Times photo)
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