I have been and it is an amazing building. Many complain about it not being
a good space to exhibit art (sloping floors and ceilings!) but the main
access drawback is that I recall it does not have levelled areas on its
gentle upward climb so if you are using a wheelchair you are reliant on good
brakes (!) or manoeuvring 90 degrees to view the artwork/view down resulting
in sitting at a slight angle. However there are floor levels branching off
with lift access so the discomfort can be considered minimal - at least you
have the chance to share the experience with everyone else of moving up in
an amazing space - shame the British Court did not achieve this.
Helen
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From: "marcus ormerod" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 1:32 PM
Subject: interesting interview in Architect's Journal
> Hi everyone
>
> there was an interesting short interview in Architect's Journal 11th April
> 2002 of Louis Hellman by Sutherland Lyall called 50/50 where Sutherland
asks
> questions such as "what is the best building of the past 50 years" to
which
> Louis answers the Guggenheim museum in Manhattan on the basis of its
> accessibility. I have not been so I could not comment on how accurate that
> statement is, but for me it is good that someone is using accessibility as
a
> criteria for best building of the past 50 years.
>
> When asked about the most significant innovation of the past 50 years
> Hellman replies "the notion of accessibility and inclusivity which
> originally emerged from disability pressure groups in California in the
> early 1960's. Unfortunately, this has also led to the passing of dumb and
> myopic legislation concerned exclusively with the wheelchair-user
minority,
> but the idea is powerful and may eventually prompt architects to use their
> imagination in the service of people rather than formal gymnastics." So
his
> terminology may not be great but again there is a message that he is
trying
> to say here and for me it is good that he is saying it.
>
> all for now,
> your roving reporter
> marcus
>
>
> Marcus Ormerod
> Director of SURFACE
> (Salford Research Focus on Accessible Environments)
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