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Access is key to unlocking cities' potential
Cities have the potential to cater to the full range of human needs and wants. The extent to which they do so depends on "access" – on whether their inhabitants are able to take advantage of all that cities have to offer.
The Schindler Award has the goal of improving access and overall mobility for all city dwellers, irrespective of their age, status or physical capabilities. To that end, it challenges young architects to think beyond form, light and materials and to focus on the needs of the people who will eventually inhabit the structures and spaces that they design.
This means taking account of the diversity of cities, and recognizing the right of everyone – children, young people, parents, workers, the elderly and people with special needs – to be able to move freely and to share and enjoy public spaces.
Philosophy Video (5 min 30 sec)
The Schindler Award is also a competition for schools of architecture, which are encouraged to incorporate the topic of access into their lectures and curricula. A notable example, shown in the video below, is Spain's Technical University of Catalonia, which is using the Schindler Award to create awareness of barrier-free mobility and to persuade students that architecture is first and foremost about design for people.
Schindler Award at the Technical University of Catalonia Video (4 min 41 sec)
The Schindler Award has the goal of improving access and overall mobility for all city dwellers, irrespective of their age, status or physical capabilities. To that end, it challenges young architects to think beyond form, light and materials and to focus on the needs of the people who will eventually inhabit the structures and spaces that they design.
This means taking account of the diversity of cities, and recognizing the right of everyone – children, young people, parents, workers, the elderly and people with special needs – to be able to move freely and to share and enjoy public spaces.
Philosophy Video (5 min 30 sec)
The Schindler Award is also a competition for schools of architecture, which are encouraged to incorporate the topic of access into their lectures and curricula. A notable example, shown in the video below, is Spain's Technical University of Catalonia, which is using the Schindler Award to create awareness of barrier-free mobility and to persuade students that architecture is first and foremost about design for people.
Schindler Award at the Technical University of Catalonia Video (4 min 41 sec)
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