The use of navigation apps is increasing both in everyday life as well as during specialized activities like cycling and hiking. Many such navigation apps are also available for the blind, with RightHear being one of the most promising. RightHear, developed by an Israeli start-up, seeks to expand its global footprint. Moving around in an […]

First impressions are everything, especially in hospitality spaces where entryways play an important role in shaping customer experiences. Leading hotel, restaurant and real estate group, Heart of America has turned to revolving doors from Boon Edam to create a premium design ambience for their guests while ensuring energy efficiency and comfortable protection from pollution, noise […]

MILWAUKEE- When you return to your office space post-pandemic, a leading architect in Milwaukee says it’ll look much the same way that you left it more than a year ago. “We teak some of the designs but I think most of the drawn-up designs that we planned pre-pandemic are moving forward as anticipated,” architect Matt […]

Americas, Universal Design, August 23 2019 UNITED STATES: When the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) passed in 1990, it set forth expectations around how buildings and public spaces should be designed to accommodate limited mobility. Over the years, the guidelines helped create more accessible parks, buildings, schools, and neighborhoods, but for many architects, the rules stop short […]

  Americas, Built Environment, May 28 2019 An online tool to track accessible parking spaces is being developed by Richmond Centre for Disability (RCD), thanks to a $28,000 provincial grant they received last year. The province is once again calling for grant proposals for community projects that improve accessibility – for the second year running, the […]

[ad_1] The city can fill in the gaps in the availability of after-school youth spaces in neighbourhoods from Etobicoke to Scarborough — putting almost every Toronto youth within two kilometres of such a safe environment — at a cost of $3.1 million, a new proposal from a city councillor shows. The pitch, developed as one […]