ARCHITECTURE AND ACCESSIBILITY

General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

TO21B5A

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2021/2022

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in Occupational therapy

Disciplinary Sector:

Architectural and Urban Composition

Is part of:

UNIVERSAL ACCESSIBILITY IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

POTENZA Domenico Antonio

Cycle:

First semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

The propaedeuticity is connected to the program specified in the guide for
students and conveniently available online on the website:
http://www.med.unich.it/corsi-di-laurea/terapia-occupazionale

Objectives

The course aims to make the student acquire the ability to understand and
support the critically constructed space, relating it to the theme
accessibility in a general theoretical and cultural perspective, referred
to the subject proposed for the specific course. At the same time, the lessons
they will suggest a post-critical way to the answers that architecture is
call to give in favor of Extended Users and no longer standard, by a
global (de-regulated and unstable) and local (backward and
conservative). One therefore aims at the awareness of one
representation that can show how knowledge
universality is now a determining factor in "holding the direction" of the process
creative, representative, informative and cognitive of thought
architectural in the presence of disabilities.

Contents

Architecture is the art of arranging and adorning buildings raised
by man for any purpose, so that their mere sight
can contribute to health, strength, enjoyment of the spirit. - John
Ruskin-
The knowledge of architecture related to design is analyzed
UNIVERSAL and no longer to the STANDARD one.The built space is in
relation to the awareness of equality between individuals
use of urban environments therefore, and of territorial ones in general, in
a universal context and not classified or precluded by
barriers. Elimination of the very concept of BARRIER, be it of nature
architectural or social. Overcoming is therefore critical, facing
to the interpretation of obsolete and classist legislation and represents the
awakening of social values, of those concrete values conquered with research e
suffering. The role of the occupational therapist is therefore seen in the context
of the universality of man's values, man understood as a social individual, able,
or more or less skilled, whether it is placed in the space that surrounds it.

Extended Syllabus

COURSE PROGRAM
• THE THEME OF DISABILITY: THE CULTURAL DIMENSION
• SOCIAL ASPECTS
• NUMBERS AND STATISTICS
• ARCHITECTURE
DEFINITIONS
• ACCESSIBILITY
• EXPANDED USER CONCEPT
• DESIGN FOR THE STANDARD
• DESIGNING FOR DISABILITY
• DESIGN FOR WIDER USERS
• THE PRINCIPLES OF THE PROJECT FOR WIDE USERS
DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR WIDER USERS SUMMARY
• THE REGULATIONS FOR OVERCOMING BARRIERS
ARCHITECTURAL
• SYNTHETIC FRAMEWORK
Texts in English
Texts in English
italian
Architecture is the art of arranging and adorning buildings, raised by man
for whatever purpose, so that their simple sight can contribute to health,
strength, and enjoyment of the spirit. - John Ruskin-
It analyzes the knowledge of the architecture connected to the
UNIVERSAL design and no longer to the STANDARD The built space, is in
relation to the awareness of the equality between individuals
of urban environments therefore, and of the territorial ones in general, in
a universal context and not classified or precluded by barriers
of the concept itself of BARRIER, be it architectural or social nature
Designing for Expanded Users means creating spaces, products and services
which can be used by as many people as possible,
such as to be compatible with the many, different abilities that the human being
may present in the course of its existence.
ACCESSIBILITY IN BUILDINGS
• ACCESSIBILITY
• VISITABILITY
• ADAPTABILITY
• THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT
• ACCESSIBILITY TO THE DIFFERENT STAIRS OF THE PROJECT
• THE CHOICE OF PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS
• DURATION OVER TIME
• INTENDED USE: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
• PUBLIC BUILDINGS
• PRIVATE BUILDINGS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
• PRIVATE BUILDINGS
ACCESSIBILITY is the possibility, even for people with reduced or impeded
motor or sensory ability, to reach the building and its single ones
real estate and environmental units, to enter easily and to use spaces
and equipment in conditions of adequate safety and autonomy "
• THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE ACCOMMODATION - the domestic space
The onset of a disability involves a change in performance
physical difficulties of the person who inevitably lead to some difficulties
in the use of the built space.
• A HOME WITH AN ACCESSIBLE DESIGN - design for all
• ACCESSIBLE SOLUTIONS
• PARKING ROUTES OF RACCDRDO
• INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FLOORING
• DOORS
• WINDOWS
• THE SANITARY ROOM: WC
• THE SANITARY ROOM: WASHBASIN
• THE CONNECTION SLIDE
• THE RAMP
• THE LIFT
• THE SERVOSCALA
What does inaccessibility mean? Inaccessibility can mean many things.
It can mean not being able to enter a room and, consequently, not
being able to socialize with the people inside. It may mean not
access a service, for example not being able to ship
a registered letter, not being able to attend that class
at the University. It can mean not being able to integrate, having no way of
be active and participate. In summary: it can mean being left out
from the match of life.
PROJECT REFERENCES
home accessibility - space
urban accessibility - the city
environmental accessibility - the territory
accessibility and products - design for all

Recommended Bibliography

- GIOVANNI DEL ZANNA: UOMO DISABILITA' AMBIENTE
ABITARE SEGESTA DOCUMENTI
- ILEANA ARGENTIN-MATTEO CLEMENTE-TOMMASO EMPLER:
ELIMINAZIONE BARRIERE ARCHITETTONICHE (Progettare per un'utenza
ampliata) DEI.
- INFORMARE UN'H (CENTRO GABRIELE GIUNTINELLI)
FRANCO ANGELI

Teaching Methods

The activities carried out in the course are aimed at making the student acquire
familiarity in the vision of urban and urban spaces, of
planning in general and architecture linked to presence and
overcoming of architectural, social, religious barriers and
linguistic. Through an activity carried out in the classroom, as far as possible,
we will try to develop and deepen the meaning of the concepts
necessary to understand the scope of architectural forms, of space
built and thus face the complex system. Clarity of
conception and above all ability to assimilate the meaning of spaces
connected to the presence of universality and no more of the standard, they will be
the qualities cultivated. The tools will be connected to a design
virtual in principle and a non vulgar use of the essential symbology in
theme.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

The theoretical part aims to make the student understand the value of
architectural representation of spaces. This will be pursued
through the study of the relationships between architecture (built environment) and
the various forms of communication with accessibility.
The concept is therefore complementary to the significant ones
arguments that deal with the value of design in the context
of expanded users. Today, interesting universal projects are placed at the
basis of accessible architecture, in a dense network of interconnections that
affect social and humanitarian issues. In continuity with what in
in recent years, we have experimented with research and teaching
architectural, the course should not therefore be received "only" as an opportunity for
learn "technically" certain procedures but, above all, as a phase
new of a training process that allows the student to acquire,
gradually, the basic cultural and methodological references for
critically understand the scope of architecture in context
accessibility.
The course takes place through a series of theoretical lessons, revisions and
assisted thematic exercises. During the lessons will be illustrated i
research topics and provided all information on methods, tools and
representation procedures to be adopted. Traditional lessons
(frontal) for a total of 20 (twenty) hours (with compulsory attendance for
at least 75%) with in-depth analysis and discussions on individual cases of your choice
of the teacher.

Contacts/More Information

The owner of the Architecture and Accessibility course can be found at the following
login:
domenico.potenza@unich.it
domenico.potenza@gmail.com
Students who request it will be received, advised, prior
simple online request, a few days before the request.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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