Course detail

Accessible Architecture

FA-ARB-KAcad. year: 2022/2023

The course consists of seminars where students will familiarize themselves with the issue of designing public spaces for the persons with limited capability of movement and orientation. They will work out a semestral work in the form of analysis and adaptation of a selected public space in exterior or interior. The course is coordinated with the specialists on accessible architecture.
In the study programme “Architecture and Urban Design” the course is part of the technical courses.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. arch. Jan Foretník, Ph.D.

Department

Department of Spatial Design (UPT)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course consists of frontal education in seminars, an experiential course, actual work in the field, and development of a seminar paper.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Evaluation consists of submitted semestral work and its presentation.

Course curriculum

Semester block schedule:
I. Introduction to the needs of the persons with limited capability of movement and orientation in public space in the form of seminars (including experiential courses and self-study), optional excursions
II. Analysis of selected public space / interior of a building (using the gained knowledge)
III. Design of appropriate modification of the selected space including the selected architectural details
IV. Final presentation and credits

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Students will learn about the needs of the persons with limited capability of movement and orientation in public space.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

80 % of attendance is compulsory. Students must develop, consult and submit a semestral work.
In the case of a student's apology and with approval of the subject guarantor, personal attendance may be substituted with online attendance in the classes.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

DUDR, Viktor a Petr LNĚNIČKA. Navrhování staveb pro samostatný a bezpečný pohyb nevidomých a slabozrakých osob. ČKAIT Praha, 2002. (CS)
Vyhláška 398/2009 Sb. O obecných technických požadavcích zabezpečujících bezbariérové užívání staveb. Praha: MMR, 2009. (CS)