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)
Tel +44 (0)161 295 5405
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