BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A "universal bathroom" developed by an architectural team from the University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning has won the Bronze Award in the 2001 American Society on ...

Q: Can you please speak to homeowners, tradesmen and designers about ways to include accessible designs to every new bathroom? As senior citizens, too many of the homes we visit seem uncomfortable for ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... LIVERMORE — Injury, illness or age can force people out of their home and into an institution. But building certain design features into an environment first ...

The CDC targets the bathroom as the most dangerous room in the house. Every year, about 235,000 people over the age of 15 come to the emergency room with injuries they’ve sustained in the bathroom, ...

In 2000, when Susy McBride oversaw the design and construction of a new home for herself and her family in Fountaingrove, she found herself thinking about details most people take for granted. She ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Gold writes about wellness design and related housing topics. Universal design. Accessible design. ADA design. These terms ...

A fully inclusive community welcomes people regardless of age, ability, income, or ethnic background. Architecture plays a foundational role in the spatial framework that either facilitates or ...