accessible design

Byera Hadley travelling scholar: What I learned about Autism-friendly design across three continents

Illiana Jones, a graduate at Sam Crawford Architects, reports back from her recent Byera Hadley Travelling Scholarship on autism-friendly design from London to Cairo.

Ideas

The Emerging Designer Competition is back — and this time it’s exploring inclusive design in the hybrid space

Western Sydney University’s (WSU) School of Engineering, Design and Built Environment has partnered with Maxton Fox for a second year to present design students with a new kind of challenge.

Indesign

Designing with empathy: Creating inclusive bathrooms

The idea behind ubiquitous inclusivity is undoubtedly an appealing one, which is why universal and accessible design principles have been gaining so much traction in recent years. Here, two renowned design experts weigh in on utilising these principles to create accessible bathrooms – and share the design thinking underpinning the process.

People

How Bent Architecture is honing affordable housing – without skimping on quality

Ensuring that affordable housing is environmentally sustainable, socially conscious and beautifully designed is integral to Melbourne-based practice, Bent Architecture.

Ideas

Can human-centred design foster emotional intelligence?

Humans are emotional beings, it follows then that a human-centred design approach should spark an emotional response. Cove Design Studio’s Caroline Roberts believes so.