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Tactile Architectural Drawings—Practical Application and Potential of Architectural Typhlographics

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  • Agnieszka Kłopotowska

    (Department of Urban and Spatial Planning, Institute of Architecture and Town Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Białystok, Poland)

  • Monika Magdziak

    (Department of Housing Architecture, Institute of Architecture and Town Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Białystok, Poland)

Abstract

The subject of research conducted by the team from the Bialystok University of Technology is architectural typhlographics—a kind of specialised tactile drawings dedicated to people with visual impairments. The aim of the publication is to present the specificity of this type of architectural graphics and to indicate the areas of its usefulness. Based on professional experience, available thematic literature, as well as specialist consultations, the authors made a multi-criteria analysis and valorisation of the obtained set of examples of architectural typhlographs. The result of the research is to indicate the main fields of current application, and to outline the potential and possible directions of further development of tactile architectural drawings. The specifics of the examined graphics are also presented, including their functionality, possible forms of representations and differences from typical architectural representations. The historical background of the typhlographics as well as the main principles of their creation are presented, as the supplement and basis for the author’s considerations. The research also showed the broad utility and social values of architectural typhlographs and the priorities for their further development.

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  • Agnieszka Kłopotowska & Monika Magdziak, 2021. "Tactile Architectural Drawings—Practical Application and Potential of Architectural Typhlographics," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-19, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:11:p:6216-:d:566667
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    Cited by:

    1. Agnieszka Duniewicz & Monika Magdziak, 2022. "Typology of Tactile Architectural Drawings Accessible for Blind and Partially Sighted People," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(13), pages 1-30, June.
    2. Howard Kaplan & Anna Pyayt, 2022. "Development of User Feedback-Based Optimized Encoding System for 3D-Printed Tactile Maps," Disabilities, MDPI, vol. 2(3), pages 1-19, June.

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