Edward Steinfeld
Director, Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA) Co-Director, RERC on Universal Design in the Built Environment (RERC-UD) Co-Director, RERC on Accessible Public Transportation (RERC APT) Distinguished Professor of Architecture, University at Buffalo (UB) Board of Directors, Global Universal Design Commission (GUDC) Edward Steinfeld, ArchD, AIA is a registered architect and gerontologist with special […]
John P.S. Salmen
President of Universal Designers & Consultants, Inc. (UD&C) John P. S. Salmen, AIA is a licensed architect who has specialized in barrier free, accessible and Universal Design for more than 35 years. He is president of Universal Designers & Consultants Inc., an accessibility consulting firm he founded in 1991 that specializes in the field of […]
The Coming Decade for Residential Design
In the AIA’s Home Design Trends Survey, leading residential architecture firms provided their vision for the next 10 years in terms of home layout; features, systems, and products; neighborhood and community design; and kitchens and baths. The key trends that they identified are the growing popularity of universal design; increased attention to a healthy living […]
Lee Swinscoe
Consulting Manager at Universal Designers & Consultants, Inc. (UD&C) ADA/FHA Accessibility Specialist Lee Swinscoe began working with UD&C in 2004 and became a fulltime team member in 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture Degree from the University of Maryland. He received his certification in the Certified Access Specialist program (CASp) in 2010 […]
Karen Braitmayer
Owner, Karen Braitmayer, FAIA Appointee, U.S. Access Board Karen L. Braitmayer, FAIA, offers the unusual combination of personal experience as a lifelong wheelchair user with her professional expertise as a registered Architect. She has made accessibility consulting and design services her focus since 1990 and co-founded Studio Pacifica, Ltd. in 1993. In 2012, Studio Pacifica […]
Creating Schools for All Students, Disabled or Not
At a forum last week at the Center for Architecture, three architects presented stunning designs with this problem in mind and educators from the field and the Department of Education responded with their own ideas. The evening’s event, which I moderated, was part of the Center’s exhibition on The Edgeless School: Design for Learning.
Harold Dean Kiewel
Registered architect and certified construction specifier (CCS) Harold Dean Kiewel, AIA, CSI, CCS | Since 1998, he was worked with Ellerbe Becket, an international firm based in Minneapolis, as a senior architectural specifier, spending much of his time writing project manuals for health care facilities. Harold continues his advocacy to the architectural community through his presentations and […]