Access to the Historic Environment: Meeting the Needs of Disabled People by Patrick Nuttgens and Lisa Foster (2013, Hardcover)

Routledge

1873394187

9781873394182

116841431

Patrick Nuttgens, Lisa Foster

ACCESS to the Historic Environment: Meeting the Needs of Disabled People

Hardcover

English

2013

Textbook

138 Pages

9in

0.7in

8in

20.8 Oz

Part 1 A pattern of change: what is disabled access?; equal treatment vs special treatment; why make any improvement at all?; conservation guidance. Part 2 Criteria for developing an access strategy: the Disability Discrimination Act; idenfication and assessment of physical barriers. Part 3 Circulation strategies: choosing the right entrance; front entrance solutions; creating a new public entrance; a change of use; extensions; complementary entrances; portable ramps. Part 4 Design considerations: architectural value; authenticity; reversibility; new ramps and railings; pavement ramps; handrails. Part 5 Vertical circulation: access considerations; conservation constraints; passenger lifts. Part 6 Cultural monuments: country houses, ruins and landscapes; circulation strategies; unroofed monuments and historic landscapes. Appendix: practical guidance.

1995

Scholarly & Professional

Historic Preservation / General, General, Historic Preservation / Restoration Techniques

Yes

Architecture