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ARCH517 PRINCIPLES OF UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Course Objectives

Course Objectives (CO)

By the end of the course students will be able to;

CO1- Know the principles and the guidelines of Universal Design, its relation to the issue disability within its evolving socio-political and legal regulatory frameworks in an international historical context,

CO2- Analyze, the design problems of different scales of built environment considering the principles and guidelines of UD principles

CO3- Apply in a creative way the principles and the guidelines of UD principles in different design problems of built environment.

CO4- Show awareness of the social, physical and attitudinal barriers in the built environment, as well as be aware of the significance of  the responsibility and duty of all occupations working in the built environment, to make the built environment universally usable and accessible for diverse users.

Course Content

Introduction to the principles of universal design. A survey of the ethical, moral and legal issues involved, and of the related international legal instruments, including Convention for the Protection of the Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the revised European Social Charter, and recommendations, declarations, resolutions of international bodies in chronological order. History of the universal design approach. Current research and scholarship that aim at contributing to the elimination of social, physical and attitudinal barriers in the built environment, which handicap people, and the making the built environment universally accessible for people of all ages, sizes and abilities. Universal design in products and assistive technologies. Review of existing policies and practices concerning access and mobility requirements.

Course Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes (CLO)

CLO1a- Understand and discuss the ethical, legal and social issues related to the ideas of equality, equity, discrimination, human rights as well as the rights of people with diverse abilities, ages, sizes etc. in using different scales of design products in built environment.

CLO1b-Define and describe design problems of built environment (architectural, product, planning etc.) referring current researches and examples that aim at contributing to the elimination of social , physical, attitudional barriers in the built environment.

CLO2-Classify and discuss architectural, industrial, planning related design problems of the built environment referring to UD principles.

CLO3- Design and provide creative solutions for environmental design problems  for making the built environment universally usable for people of all ages, sizes and abilities referring to UD principles.

CLO4-Represents sensitivity and awareness of idea of diversity in all life, design for all and the right based -ethical concern of people with disadvantages in design works emphasized by the strategies of UD.