Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall in Wellesley College, Wellesley, United States

The Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall designed by Ann Beha Architects is located in Wellesley College, Wellesley, United States.  A new colour scheme creates an inviting setting for both daytime and evening events, and new upholstered and staggered seating improves circulation, sight lines, comfort and accessibility. The Auditorium’s historic murals were documented, recreated and reinstalled, [...]

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Northwest Community Hospital – South Pavilion in Chicago, United States

Designed by Cannon Design, Northwest Community Hospital – South Pavilion is sited in Chicago, United States. The project maintains strong connections to the outdoors, from colour and materials to the accessibility and visibility of balconies on all patient floors. As a semi-urban campus in a suburb of Chicago, the luxury of opening a door and [...]

Tags: Academia, Accessibility, Chicago, Disability, Northwest Community Hospital, Nurse, physical therapy, Science, South Pavilion, Transportation planning, travel distances, United States, Urban Design, Urban studies and planning

Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley, California, United States

Designed by Leddy Maytum Stacy, Ed Roberts Campus is located in Berkeley, California, United States. When Roberts passed away in 1995, the CIL partnered with six other independent living and civil rights organisations to commemorate the international leader in disability rights with a stand-alone complex supplying services to the disabled. Every element of the quality [...]

Tags: Accessibility, California, Consolidated Infrastructure Group Limited, Disability, Disability rights movement, Ed Roberts, Ed Roberts Campus, Elevator, Health, Independent living, international leader, International Symbol of Access, Roberts, Social Issues, stand-alone complex supplying services, United States, Wayfinding, Wheelchairs

UC Berkeley Durant Hall in Berkeley, United States

Located in Berkeley, United States, UC Berkeley Durant Hall  was designed by Mark Cavagnero Associates. The original home of Boalt Law School, this four-storey granite building most recently served as the East Asian Library before its current conversion into the administrative offices for the College of Letters and Sciences. Incorporating structural improvements, contemporary material upgrades, [...]

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The Claude Watson School for the Arts in Toronto, Canada

Located in Toronto, Canada, The Claude Watson School for the Arts was designed by Kohn Shnier Architects. The building is sited along a secondary road but adjacent to high density, high-rise residential buildings — a hybrid condition that is simultaneously urban and suburban. In response, the project creates a simple and clear form with a [...]

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