Description
Editorial information: Danish Architectural Press. November, 2024. ISBN: 9788774077909.
This book by Camilla Ryhl, a leading Danish researcher in universal design and the built environment, presents universal design as a strategic and architectural approach to enabling participation for a diverse population. Drawing on research and practice, including perspectives from the Nordic context, the book shows how accessibility is shaped by design decisions at every stage, and not as an add-on, but as a core quality of architecture.
Ryhl connects universal design to broader societal goals such as inclusion, equality, and social sustainability, and illustrates how different approaches across countries influence outcomes in the built environment.
The book is particularly relevant for architects, planners, and policymakers who want to understand how to move from compliance-based accessibility towards more holistic and user-centred design practices. It offers both conceptual clarity and practical insight into how architecture can empower or exclude, depending on how diversity is addressed in design.