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High-access home : design and decoration for barrier-free living / Charles A. Riley, II.

By: Riley, Charles A.
Publisher: New York : Rizzoli, c1999Description: 130 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0847822133 :.Subject(s): Barrier-free design | Dwellings -- Barrier-free design
Contents:
Introduction: A Home for All Ages -- The Mission of Universal Design -- Laying Down the Rules -- Sheer Elegance -- Elegance and Accessibility: A Show House -- Accessibility as an Art: The Rose Residence -- Masterpiece of Modernism: The Schwartz House -- Right from the Start -- New Homes and Building -- Back to the Future -- Historic Preservation and Universal Design: FDR's Top Cottage -- A New Life for an Old Stable: The Carroll Center for the Blind -- Toward Accessibility-Room by Room -- The Entry -- The Living Room -- The Bathroom -- The Kitchen -- The Bedroom -- The Home Office.
Summary: Learn how to create special arrangements for your home--or buy one fully equipped--with gadgets and features to accommodate a variety of facility needs, from children to disabled adults. Natural interiors accompany these barrier-free designs. 135 color illustrations.
Holdings
Item type Current library Home library Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode
Books Books American University in Dubai American University in Dubai Main Collection NA 2545 .P5 R53 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 617472

Includes index.

Introduction: A Home for All Ages -- The Mission of Universal Design -- Laying Down the Rules -- Sheer Elegance -- Elegance and Accessibility: A Show House -- Accessibility as an Art: The Rose Residence -- Masterpiece of Modernism: The Schwartz House -- Right from the Start -- New Homes and Building -- Back to the Future -- Historic Preservation and Universal Design: FDR's Top Cottage -- A New Life for an Old Stable: The Carroll Center for the Blind -- Toward Accessibility-Room by Room -- The Entry -- The Living Room -- The Bathroom -- The Kitchen -- The Bedroom -- The Home Office.

Learn how to create special arrangements for your home--or buy one fully equipped--with gadgets and features to accommodate a variety of facility needs, from children to disabled adults. Natural interiors accompany these barrier-free designs. 135 color illustrations.

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