Pro Arte Masterclass 2012
Pro Arte master class in December 2012 St. Petersburg Russia. Young designers and architects are making plans to increase accessibility for visual impaired visitors in three cultural institutions. The institutions are Music Museum in Sheremetev palace in St. Petersburg, Philharmonic Hall in Petrozavodsk and Alvar Aalto Library in Vyborg Tutors and teachers of the course: Irina Golovenok, architect, St. Petersburg, Russia and Marjo Menp, professor in Aalto University, Finland. Before the workshop week in December the teams did accessibility audits in these institutions. The projects were presented on 7th December. First: Sheremetev Palace - Museum of Music, branch of St. Petersburg State Museum of Theatre and Music, project called "Listening to the surrounding" includes plans for tactile maps, audio design and trails for blind visitors. Karelian State Philharmonic, Petrozavodsk, project is called "In ACCORDance with Human". It includes also audio and tactile design, personal invalid lifts between two floors, mobile applications for navigation and new information design, also with braille. The Central City Alvar Aalto Library, Vyborg. Project "Invisible for sighted / Visible for blind" is carefully designed in respect of Alvar Aalto heritage. It includes trails for blind visitors, tactile maps and special tactile playground for blind children. To the garden outside the library the team designed audio applications. Master Class: Martyanov Rogankova Olga Denisov Alexandr ...From:Marjo MenpViews:1 0ratingsTime:06:42More inEducation

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