• The building is handicap accessible from both exterior entries. • The main atrium utilizes a series of ramps to accommodate traffic circulation.•Classrooms are built to accommodate wheelchairs as well as those with other disabilities.

Built example

Built example

Built example

Ramps instead of stairs connect the different floor heights.

Stairs and elevators are grouped, keeping the vertical circulation methods easy to find.

Sensory Garden

Oizumi Ryokuchi Park

Osaka, Japan

► Embodies principle of inclusion for all people.

► Designing for the disabled will result in better design for all.

► Sensory Garden uses a holistic method of design that specifically targets each of the five senses.

► Equal citizenship is represented by this project.

Spanish Steps in Rome

► Citizenship Marketplace exists on all levels of

the stairs. Street vendors service the society.

►Worldview Open up the streets and raise

them to new heights Is it really “open” when 1/5 of the

population cannot use it?► Public Sphere

Very visible and serves the general public

The Spanish steps can be used as a seating area, or when decorated, can serve as a lively part of the environment that both the able bodies and those with disabilities can enjoy.

An Accessible DesignIndian Community School of Milwaukee

Antoine Predock

Access considered form beginning of design process

Accessible ramps and other paths are included in the main circulation plan.

“Barrier-removal” the object of accessibility

Accessible building make life better for everyone.

An Accessible DesignSensory Garden in Osaka’s Oizumi Ryokuchi Park

“Garden for the blind”

Design specifically for people with disabilities

Focuses on visitors exploring the garden through their senses of sight, sound, smell, and touch

Flexibility in use allows for each person to experience something different

Simple plan helps with orientation and wayfinding through the garden

Las Vegas Premium Outlets

• Wide Breezeways

• Minimal Obstructions

• Central Resting Areas

• Smooth Surfaces

• Elevation restrictions

McDonald’s

• McDonald's Corporation and it's independent franchisees are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

CITIZENSHIP

WORLD VIEWS

PUBLIC SPHERE

McCormick Tribune Student Center at IIT – Rem Koolhaus with OMA

- To access the different levels and areas, a person in a wheelchair does not have to drastically change their course. They can access via a ramp, and do not have to go out of their way and away from their friends to an elevator.

- This building is celebrating movement through ramps, rather than hiding it. The ramps purpose is beyond utilitarian.

- The spaces found within this space are intimate and comfortable while still being connected to the greater whole. A disabled person can navigate through this space without having to hide in an elevator, they can continually be a part of the space.

Yerba Buena Gardens EsplanadeSan Francisco, CA

CITIZENSHIP

WORLD VIEWS

PUBLIC SPHERE

- Access to all levels of this garden space makes it easy and inviting for individuals with disabilities to come and enjoy the space on a quiet day or during a performance. Knowing that spaces such as this exist encourage the disabled to get out and visit gardens instead of sitting at home with nothing to do.

- Parks and gardens are not usually designed with the disabled in mind. Their activities/experiences are often centered around the able-bodied public, but here I was able to experience all activities and views without obstruction or difficulty.

- The garden was easy for me to navigate in my wheelchair just by using ramps. I was able to experience all parts of the garden without assistance from a friend.

Yerba Buena Gardens EsplanadeSan Francisco, CA

CITIZENSHIP

WORLD VIEWS

PUBLIC SPHERE

- Access to all levels of this garden space makes it easy and inviting for individuals with disabilities to come and enjoy the space on a quiet day or during a performance. Knowing that spaces such as this exist encourage the disabled to get out and visit gardens instead of sitting at home with nothing to do.

- Parks and gardens are not usually designed with the disabled in mind. Their activities/experiences are often centered around the able-bodied public, but here I was able to experience all activities and views without obstruction or difficulty.

- The garden was easy for me to navigate in my wheelchair just by using ramps. I was able to experience all parts of the garden without assistance from a friend.

Ball Memorial Hospital

Citizenship:• Citizens, specifically those in the Cancer Center, are treated as human

beings instead of patients that need to be fixed.• Personal interactions for the sickest of patients controlled from the

moment they are dropped off to the time they leave.• Goal is to keep the patients in a comfortable environment and avoid

contact with other patients and faculty.Public Sphere:• Circulation separated for patients undergoing chemotherapy and

radiation treatments.• Higher end materials used in the Cancer Treatment waiting room

instead of cheap, low cost materials that are usually associated with hospitals.

Worldview:• Ball Memorial begins to change the views on how patients are

treated by the Hospital.• Many hospitals treat patients as simply that, something is broke that

needs to be fixed.• Focuses on the individuals feelings not just what is physically wrong

with them.

The Cathedral of Christ the Light – Oakland California

Citizenship:• Designed as a complex that includes a school, community center all

focusing on the cathedral. • The congregation has decided to allow for free parking during mass to

permit any member to come to the masses.

Public Sphere:• This community feel is vital to a congregation in making sure that

everyone is able to attend the community events and masses.• When approaching the Cathedral you will make your way up an over

sized ramp, doubling as a main entry and as a handicap ramp.• By making such a dramatic entry like this anyone who is in need of a

ramp doesn't feel like a second class citizen.• Always an aging population

Worldview:• Mass is spoken in four different languages to include all of the

immigrants in the bay area. • Want to be viewed as a destination or hopefully a pilgrimage site. • New age Cathedrals is intended to help enlighten the public on how

the church is becoming more and more up to date with society and the needs of its people and community.