Expert Details
Building and Environmental Design in Relation to Disability and Ageing
ID: 728195
United Kingdom
Assessment of the accessibility of the London Underground system and a review of the measures needed to improve it, including a comprehensive review of the organization's design standards. Recommendations were made for the redrafting of the standards.Review of the standards of accommodations and facilities of all five of the personal development centres of the Outward Bound Organization, with proposals for improved accessibility, upgrading and improvement, including the preparation of model designs for trainee facilities.Review of the standards of the facilities and industrial premises of the Remploy organization, with over 10,000 employees, to assess their suitability for purpose and making recommendations for their rationalization and improvement.Assessment of the accessibility of St Paul's Cathedral and associated buildings, together with preparation of a programme of improvements, including a lift serving all principal levels, accessible WCs, and visitor facilities.Review of the facilities of Perkins Institute for the Blind, Boston, Mass, USA to consider their suitability as a base for the education and training of deaf-blind children and young people, including proposals for improvements and alterations.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1999 | Degree: MA | Subject: Architecture | Institution: DeMontfort University Leicester |
| Year: 1979 | Degree: BA | Subject: Social Sciences | Institution: Open University |
| Year: 1965 | Degree: Architectural Association Diploma | Subject: Architecture | Institution: Architectural Association School of Architecture |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1994 to 2010 | Employer: self | Title: Principal / Founder Partner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Sole Practitioner / ConsultantChartered Architect & Designer / Client Design Adviser / Accessibility Consultant / Lecturer / Author and Adviser |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1972 to 1999 | Employer: self / Penton Smart & Grimwade | Title: Founder Partner | Department: |
Responsibilities:Practice Management, Design Policy and Project Design, Contract Administration, Marketing and Client Relations |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1963 to 1972 | Employer: Dennis E Pugh Associates | Title: Associate | Department: |
Responsibilities:Some practice management, project design and contract administration |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1961 to 1962 | Employer: Cowper Poole Reynolds Towns | Title: Assistant | Department: |
Responsibilities:Available upon request. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1985 to 1992 | Agency: DoH | Role: Committee set-up / Vice Chairman | Description: Setting up and administering the new Access Committee for England for the Government |
| Years: 2006 to 2010 | Agency: DoH/DC+LG | Role: Board Member | Description: Board Member of the National Register of Access Consultants ( Administered for Govt ) |
| Years: 2009 to 2010 | Agency: DC+LG | Role: Adviser | Description: Adviser to the Board of the Homes and Communities Agency on the needs of Older and Vulnerable People |
| Years: 2009 to 2010 | Agency: Expert | Role: Panel Member | Description: Housing an Ageing Population : Panel for Innovation - reporting directly to Minister for Health and the Minister for Communities and Local Government |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 1989 to 1989 | Country / Region: Norway | Summary: Training for members of the Norwegian State Deaf-Blind Team including the development of proposals for regional centres for young deaf-blind people |
| Years: 1991 to 1991 | Country / Region: Italy | Summary: Review of facilities for deaf-blind children in Italy including site assessments, and evaluation of proposals by local architects, together with preparation of model design guidance |
| Years: 1992 to 1992 | Country / Region: Canada | Summary: Review of training facilities and accommodation for deaf-blind young people and trainers, Ross MacDonald Institute, Brantford, Ontario |
| Years: 1994 to 1997 | Country / Region: Denmark | Summary: Annual training courses for Nordic personnel working with deaf-blind children and young people based on Dronninglund Slot, Jutland |
| Years: 2004 to 2004 | Country / Region: Switzerland - UN/WHO | Summary: review of drafts of proposals for international minimum standards for the design of sanitary facilities for disabled people |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Royal Institute of British Architects, Royal Incorporation of Architects of Scotland, Architectural Association, Chartered Society of Designers, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Association of Building Engineers, National Register of Access Consultants, Royal Society of Arts |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| ARB, NRAC |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Expert Adviser H+CA, Expert Houisng an Ageing Population: Panel for Innovation, Commissioner: Commission on Disabled Staff in Lifelong Learning, Member of Council, City & Guilds, Member of Governing Board, National Register of Access Consultants, Former Chairman, Centre for Accessible Environments |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| MA Honoris Causa Expert |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has five published book titles and drafted the Government design guidance on 'Disabled People in School Buildings' His book on Churches and Accessibility in now in its 3rd Edition. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| Expert is an Architect who has also trained as an Arbitrator and as an Expert Witness. He has worked with more than 150 Law firms on the provision of expert evidence in relation to meeting the Claimant's housing or accommodation needs in Personal Injuries actions in the High Court and at Tribunals |
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert was Chairman of the Centre for Accessible Environments for nine years, and chaired numerous seminars on disability and design related topics during that time. In the 1970's he set up and ran two courses, each twice per year, at Castle Priory College, Wallingford, for Occupational Therapists, or Occupational Therapists and Architects on basic training in building construction and disability related design problems. The courses ran, over-subscribed, for more than twenty years. In consequence Expert was made an Honorary Member of the College of Occupational Therapists. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| Expert originates the specification of his projects from specialist sources which he has built up over the years. As an Industrial Designer as well as an Architect he has engaged in product design, assessment, evaluation and testing for numerous specialist manufacturers. |
| Marketing Experience |
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| Expert is a qualified and registered Architect and RIBA Client Design Adviser. He is a member (No.004) of the National Register of Access Consultants. He has trained and qualified both as an Arbitrator and as an Expert Witness. He founded and was the first Chairman of the Herts and Beds Construction Industry Liaison Group. He is a former member of the RIBA Eastern Region Council. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| Expert is an Adviser to the Homes and Communities Agency on the needs of Older and Vulnerable People. He is a member of the Expert Panel of HAPPI - 'Housing an Ageing Population; Panel for Innovation', reoprting directly to Government. Expert is a member of the Council of Europe Committee (W84) on the co-ordination of regulations and standards in relation to the environmental needs of disabled people. For ten years Expert was Adviser on Design and Disability to HRH the Prince of Wales. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Swedish | Moderate ability, including drawing interpretation ( as for Danish and Norwegian ) |
| French | Moderate ability, including drawing interpretation |
Fields of Expertise
building (object), building design, building inspection, construction, disability, disability accessibility, disability and employment, disability discrimination, Disability Discrimination Act, historic buildings, house, intellectual disability, learning disability, retrofit, universal access, universal design, wheelchair, environment, deaf-blind disorder, Americans with Disabilities Act requirement, Americans with Disabilities Act design, Americans with Disabilities Act access, disability income, impairment, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, personal disability, employment discrimination, disability claim, color psychology, workplace accident injury, workplace injury, total permanent disability insurance, sociology, building construction regulation, wheelchair-accessible equipment, education, blindness, deafness, color, intelligent building, hearing psychology, hearing, building equipment, wheelchair lift standard, acoustic noise, building code