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Universal design : solutions for a barrier-free living / Oliver Herwig.
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Herwig, Oliver
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English
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Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, 2008.
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175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
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NA2545.A3 H47 2008
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Barrier-free design for older people
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Industrial design
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Summary note
"Simple, clear, intelligent: the demographic shift brought on by modernity called for and facilitated a new understanding of design. The most critical and social stratum with the most money to spend, the "50+" generation, expects new standards in design and architecture that merge aesthetics, ergonomics, comfort, and bold lines. This is no longer about specific solutions for the few, but about making life comfortable for all: clear menus, spacious rooms and sizeable objects that are easy to use." "Oliver Herwig's book provides design-related and socially conscious answers for designers and architects, for decision-makers and companies, for everyone interested in addressing the needs of this discerning target group on a long-term basis. It examines the personal situation of an ever-aging generation from head to toe and introduces design strategies, product innovations, and architectural solutions for a barrier-free world, which would benefit everyone."--Jacket.
Notes
"Translation from German into English: Laura Bruce"--Colophon.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174).
Contents
My five hypotheses
I. Universal design means design for everyone : Youth commodities and elderly products : arriving at the "quality of life": terminology ; Anything but old: a user's perspective ; The small universe: an observation of universal design classics / Gerrit Terstiege
II. On using the users' perspective : Age as an economic factor or: comfort for everyone ; Gold rush mood in the Japanese silver market ; The fluke: the Porsche Cayenne: comfort for all
Many small steps / interview with Mathias Knigge
Universal design in practice: geared to age from head to foot : Seventy overnight: shopping in an age simulation suit ; An eye for an eye, an ear for an ear ; Smart home: intelligence in objects
Eye : New user interfaces, new interactive systems ; Orientation systems: disorientation systems: written typeface and symbols in the age of universal use ; Helpful signs ; Losing the way in the forest of signs ; The future will be a challenge / interview with Ursula Wangler and Frank Abele
Ear : Modern crossover: glasses that hear ; Size alone does not matter: mobile phones on the road to becoming an ergonomic product ; Removing barriers, challenging users / interview with Konstantin Grcic
Head : It's all in the packaging ; Everything in one: rolling, grasping, pushing ; Nothing will burn here
Foot : Doors suddenly open ; Walk well ; Mobility despite age ; All on board! ; The speedy wheelchair ; Comfortable and mobile in age / interview with Peter Naumann
How should with design a home? : Barrier-free building as the task of the future ; Giving wings to restrictions / interview with Christine Degenhart ; Converting asserts: integrated housing in Regensburg ; Comfortable and active: adult care facility in Domat/Ems / Dietrich Schwarz ; Building for the elderly is building for everyone: residential complexes by Baumschlager Eberle Architects ; Standards do not solve problems / interview with Carlo Baumschlager ; Multigenerational living: social change as catalyst for new design solutions
III. The future will be easy and comfortable
Appendix: The principles of universal design.
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ISBN
9783764387181 ((hbk.))
3764387181 ((hbk.))
9783034609661
3034609663
LCCN
2008929013
OCLC
212327995
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