Research Catalog

Title

Building design for handicapped and aged persons / Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Committee 56 ; Gilda M. Haber, chairman ; Thomas O. Blank, editor ; contributors, Thomas O. Blank [and others].

Publication

New York : McGraw-Hill, ©1992.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Haber, Gilda M.
• Blank, Thomas O., 1947-
• Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Committee 56.

Description

xviii, 254 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Tall buildings and urban environment series

Uniform Title

Tall buildings and urban environment series.

Subject

• Barrier-free design
• Barrier-free design for older people
• Architectural Accessibility
• barrier-free design

Note

• At head of title: Planning and environmental criteria.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-242) and indexes.

Contents

1. Introduction -- pt. 1. Design and History of Specialized Efforts in Different Countries. 2. Barrier-Free Design in Japan. 3. Barrier-Free Design in the United States. 4. Barrier-Free Design in Canada. 5. Building Design for the Disabled in the Netherlands. 6. Housing for the Elderly and the Disabled in Israel. 7. Design for the Disabled and the Elderly in Singapore -- pt. 2. High-Rise Topics and Technology. 8. The Growing Needs of Elderly Persons Aging in Place in Subsidized Housing. 9. Response to Living in Buildings Designed for Handicapped and Elderly Persons. 10. Access and Egress for Handicapped Persons in Public Buildings. 11. Nonevacuation in Compartmented Fire-Resistive Buildings. 12. Locator System with Voice Guidance for Emergency Evacuations. 13. Techno-Housing and the Future: Prospects and Cautions. 14. An Assessment.

ISBN

• 0070125333
• 9780070125339

LCCN

92007210

OCLC

• ocm25410617
• 25410617
• SCSB-1949897

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library