hi Ruth,
I'm another member of the surface team
as far as your question about the surface website
it s under construction as we speak (I know I'm constructing it)
and a message will appear here as soon as that work is complete
in the meantime you might like to take a look at the site of the first
surface project which was, among other things a feasability study for the
current one.
the address for that page is
http://www.surveying.salford.ac.uk/access_env/
At 16:32 20/01/00 -0000, you wrote:
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>Subject: Re: introduction
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>Jude thanks for your response - the course that I ran in Dundee
>was a research led design course and because I am one of those
>open-minded people ! I let the students decide what they want
>firstly to research and then address in their designs. To date I have
>never had a student who looked at people with short stature-
>consequently my own knowledge is also very limited - I learn a lot
>both directly from students and from trying to keep a few steps
>ahead.
>Not that it is an excuse, but as you can imagine there is a lot to
>cover in this area of designing for people, in fact its impossible to
>cover everything - but I see that impossibility more as a release
>and a stimulus for the designer than something that shouldn't be
>addressed simply because 'its impossible to get it all right all of the
>time'- usual thought of colleagues.
>I think that this area - develops the designers curiousity - in fact its
>insists on it and also highlights their reliance on other people to
>inform them - they have to be modest -- ask lots of questions and
>really listen to the answers.
>I'm always looking for new ideas to incorporate into my teaching
>and research - so thanks for the suggestion - I'm not yet so certain
>what my role in the school will be - they are leaving it open at
>present but I suspect I amy up organising first year come sept
>2000.
>Incidentially what school of arch did you study in? - even for the
>early 90's it sounds pretty progressive. Was it in the States? - they
>are definately ahead in this way of thinking
>Does SURFACE have a website?- I think I know a little bit about it
>but would like to know more.
>
>Regards
>Ruth
>>
>> Welcome to the list. I to have a degree in architecture and am
>> from the USA, but I now live in England. I am looking forward to
>> reviewing your work on the web site.
>>
>> I would be more interested in hearing about this course in Dundee
>> called 'the Social Option' in the school of architecture which looked
>> at design for everyone. Probably one area of which I would be
>> interested in knowing is did you included those of short stature
>> (dwarfism) in this course. I ask this question quite a bit because
>> I'm only 3' 7" tall or short. :-) The drafting desk is bigger than
>> me.
>>
>> During architecture school we were encouraged to read up on the
>> ADA and we often were thought about access issues in the same
>> way we were educated in environmental systems courses. This
>> was in the early 1990's. Our projects were critiqued on
>> accessibility just as much as they were critiqued on many other
>> architectural issues.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Jude
>>
>>
>> Judith M. Irving BSc Arch.Envir.
>> Research / PhD Student
>> S U R F A C E
>> Salford University Research Focus on AcCessible Environments
>> Bridgewater Building
>> Salford University
>> Salford, M7 9NU
>> England
>> Tel:0161-295-3194
>
>
>Ruth Morrow
>Lecturer
>School of Architecture
>University of Sheffield
>Arts Tower
>Western Bank
>Sheffield
>S10 2TN
>Tel: 0114 222 0324
>Fax: 0114 279 8276
>email: [log in to unmask]
>
>
Adrian
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http://www.adrianhigg.freeisp.co.uk/
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