Culture Defining Design: Improving Access and Inclusion
Date and Time
Wednesday Nov 28, 2018
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST
November 28, 2018
6:00 -7:30 p.m.
Location
ABX 2018
Boston Convention & Exhibit Center
Fees/Admission
November 28, 2018
6:00 -7:30 p.m.
Description
Private spaces serve a variety of significant purposes that include providing a stress-free environment, acting as a religious retreat, tending to children’s needs, taking medicines and providing an outlet for the most basic bodily functions.
The design of the traditional public restroom has not been altered in many decades and offers little or no privacy. Although the emergence of signs declaring the space you about to enter is safe and inclusive, the actual design of the space indicates otherwise.
This interdisciplinary panel will examine and define the challenges of changing cultural norms as it pertains to privacy, comfort and safety in public spaces, such as restrooms and locker rooms. Shared spaces that typically command a certain level of privacy need to be rethought in order to be more inclusive. The design community has a responsibility to support gender equality through the built environment and clients are demanding gender neutral design. During this discussion our panelists will address the impact the evolution of accessibility and function has made from the stand point of Owners (Responsibility), Architects (Conscientious Design) and Construction Managers (Building Codes) and discuss how Marketers and business development professionals can help guide clients toward inclusive design.
Participants will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the level of responsibility an owner has to its tenants in providing inclusive private spaces
Describe what effective design requires in delivering quality space
Identify the various code requirements based on those renovations
Communicate in an appropriate manner for proposal and presentation purposes
Credits:
- AIA Credit Hours:
- 1.5 LU | HSW
