Seminars

Accessing the Built Enviroment March 2004 Speakers: Architect and Consultant Adrian Cave and Cassie Herschel-Shorland Access Consultant at the Centre for Accessible Environments. This event focused on access to the built environment, with specific emphasis on museums and galleries. There were presentations from the guest speakers followed by a lively discussion. The seminar provided an opportunity for participants to talk about their experience and how this might influence the design process. Areas of interest for discussion included: - Consulting visually impaired people on building design which enables them to achieve independent access and use. -What can be learnt from visually impaired people's perception of environments, e.g. the use of senses primarily other than the visual, and how this can be incorporated into the design process? - Non visual aspects of design. consideration of aspects that are perceived with senses other than the visual e.g. aural, tactile etc. Speakers: Cassie Herschel-Shorland BA (Hons) MCSD AMA NRAC Consultant. Cassie currently works part time as an Access Consultant at the Centre for Accessible Environments. This is balanced with a position at Tate Britain as Access co-ordinator.Cassie's access work draws on experience in interior design and colour consultancy, including hospital design. Also exhibition and museum design, including Heritage Lottery Fund projects.Cassie's presentation included a broad view of the role of the Centre for Accessible Environments and her work within the organisation. She gave more in depth coverage to CAE projects involving consultation with visually impaired people, past projects involving consultation and use of colour in the built environment and working with qualities of space other than visual including sound and smell. Adrian Cave AA Dipl, RIBA, FRSH, NRAC Architect & Consultant Member, National Rigister of Acess Consultants. Chair, Centre for Accessible Environments. Advisor to RIBA on Disability, Access and Inclusive Environments. Technical Advisor on accessibility ti the Heritage Lottery Fund. Adrian's presentation focused on a project to design a series of new and converted buildings for blind and partially sighted students at RNIB New College, Worcester which involved in depth consultation with those using the buildings. **Now available To Order: Seminar Transcript and Background Papers***** ART TALK Seminar: Accessing the Built Environment Speakers: Architect and Consultant Adrian Cave and Cassie Herschel-Shorland Access Consultant at the Centre for Accessible Environments Content 1. Seminar Transcript 2. Client consultation: the key to designing for people with special needs (RNIB New College Worcester). Adrian Cave 3. Design criteria for RNIB College Worcester. Adrian Cave 4. Colour in the built environment. Cassie Herschel-Shorland 5. Museum of Reading Lottery Fit-Out Notes: Colour. Cassie Herschel-Shorland 6. Seminar ParticipantsAvailable in standard print, large print, Braille, audio tape and electronically. Price £5 including postage. To order a copy, email attouch97@yahoo.co.uk or telephone 020 8675 2666.