| dc.contributor.author | Cragoe, Laura | |
| dc.description.abstract | Architecture has an immense effect on our perception of reality. It has the ability to
shape people's understanding of the world and impacts the way people feel, work,
move, and play. The way in which one gains understanding of their surroundings depends heavily on the stimulation of senses that are constantly gathering information.
The pitfall in design is the consciousness paid to the occupants who have an impaired
sense of sight or are blind. This lack of attention, in turn, creates barriers in the built
environment that become frustrating, stressful, painful, and even embarrassing for
those who can not get around them. It is the architect's responsibility to make design
decisions that consider all occupants and mitigate these barriers to cultivate environments for everyone to thrive in. To do this, designers need to develop a strong understanding of all people. Raymond Lifchez and Cheryl Davis (1987) asks the question,
"How ethical is it to practice architecture - to be a professional licensed to design
buildings and places of assembly - without having first developed an intellectual and
emotional understanding of people?" (p. 35) in the book Rethinking Architecture. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.title | ENVIRO-BRAILLE: Communicating Architecture to the Visually Impaired and Blind | en_US |
| dc.type | text/working paper | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-30T18:52:37Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-30T18:52:37Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31955 | |
| ndsu.college | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | |
| ndsu.department | Architecture and Landscape Architecture | |
| ndsu.program | Architecture | |
| ndsu.course.name | Advanced Architectural Design | |
| ndsu.course.name | Architecture Research Studio | |
| ndsu.course.number | ARCH 771 | |
| ndsu.advisor | Mahalingam, Ganapathy | |
