{"id":107054,"date":"2022-03-14T09:15:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T13:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/?p=107054"},"modified":"2022-03-09T11:21:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:21:55","slug":"university-of-arizona-universal-design-competition-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/architizer.com\/blog\/inspiration\/industry\/university-of-arizona-universal-design-competition-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Student Projects Demonstrate Ingenious Approaches to the Future of Accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Design, the practice of creating environments equally usable by anyone regardless of physical circumstance, is increasingly gaining traction among design professionals. As this practice requires designing beyond minimum standards set by codes that seasoned practitioners have spent decades learning to master, a change in approach must come from the bottom up. That\u2019s why the <a href=\"https:\/\/capla.arizona.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Arizona\u2019s College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture<\/a> hosts an annual Universal Design awards program for architecture students with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ascension-lift.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ascension Wheelchair Lifts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now in its second year, the program aims to instill in future architects an inclination to envision how the spaces they design will be used. \u201cThe ability to imagine spatial experience is essential in architecture,\u201d Teresa Rosano, one of the program\u2019s studio professors, said. \u201cDoing so can hone our awareness of all our senses and also serve as a practice in empathy \u2013 a skill that transcends any discipline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For this year\u2019s program, students were asked to design an arts center on a steeply sloped site in Bisbee, Arizona, a town defined by elevation changes. Public staircases, emblematic of the challenges facing the implementation of Universal Design, are famously utilized by the town to connect vertically separated streets, including on the site chosen for the competition. Here\u2019s a look at the winning designs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u201cBisbee Mercado\u201d by Alexis Campion<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107050 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AlexisCampion_image02horiz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1667\" height=\"1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AlexisCampion_image02horiz.jpg 1667w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AlexisCampion_image02horiz-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AlexisCampion_image02horiz-1024x662.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AlexisCampion_image02horiz-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AlexisCampion_image02horiz-1536x993.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AlexisCampion_image02horiz-400x259.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1667px) 100vw, 1667px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>First place honors went to Alexis Campion\u2019s Bisbee Mercado, an open-air space for local artisans to make and sell their work. Neatly organized around a three-story atrium, each floor opens to the exterior directly at grade, connecting to an adjacent commercial district, city park and residential neighborhood without level changes.<\/p>\n<p>Campion also considered sensory concerns caused by the site\u2019s slope. \u201cDigging into the earth can create an environment similar to a basement,\u201d she said. \u201cTo resist this, I split the space down the center to create an atrium bringing light into all the spaces.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u201cBisbee Art Center\u201d by Andy Demetriou<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107055 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AndyDemetriou_image01horiz-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AndyDemetriou_image01horiz-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AndyDemetriou_image01horiz-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AndyDemetriou_image01horiz-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AndyDemetriou_image01horiz-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AndyDemetriou_image01horiz-1536x994.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AndyDemetriou_image01horiz-2048x1325.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/AndyDemetriou_image01horiz-400x259.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Inspired by an existing graffiti-covered wall on the site, Andy Demetriou\u2019s Bisbee Art Center was awarded the second place prize. Demetriou\u2019s design kept the existing wall in place, expanding it into an ever-evolving outdoor gallery. \u201cOver time, the graffiti changes into new designs and layers on top of each other,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The outdoor gallery is distributed onto several levels connected by a simple, intuitive system of ramps. These levels are all aligned with the levels of an adjacent, indoor multi-purpose space, leading one juror to describe the solution as \u201cmasterfully integrated Universal Design.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u201cApiledo Theatre Company\u201d by Brandon Willmon<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107057 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrandonWillmon_image1_horiz.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrandonWillmon_image1_horiz.png 1920w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrandonWillmon_image1_horiz-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrandonWillmon_image1_horiz-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrandonWillmon_image1_horiz-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrandonWillmon_image1_horiz-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/BrandonWillmon_image1_horiz-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Coming in third, Brandon Willmon\u2019s Apiledo Theatre Company reconciled Universal Design principles with the enjoyment of kinetic performance styles. Centered around the exhibition of Capoeira, a Brazilian martial art that combines acrobatics with music and dance, mid-air stages hang dramatically in a triple-height performance venue ringed by fully accessible viewing areas on multiple levels.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy inspiration for a &#8216;free floating&#8217; performance, in lieu of a better phrase, was derived mostly from the fluid nature of Capoeira coupled with getting physically challenged members of the community involved in such a physically demanding art form,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u201cBisbee Sculpture Park &amp; Museum\u201d by Ralph Mersiowsky<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107059 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ralph-Mersiowsky_image02horiz-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ralph-Mersiowsky_image02horiz-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ralph-Mersiowsky_image02horiz-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ralph-Mersiowsky_image02horiz-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ralph-Mersiowsky_image02horiz-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ralph-Mersiowsky_image02horiz-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ralph-Mersiowsky_image02horiz-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Ralph-Mersiowsky_image02horiz-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ralph Mersiowsky\u2019s Bisbee Sculpture Park &amp; Museum earned the program\u2019s \u201cInnovation in Universal Design\u201d award by co-locating multiple modes of vertical circulation, ensuring a common experience of traveling from floor to floor. Distributed across three levels with minimal overlap, the challenge of artfully placing a staircase, elevator and ramp adjacent to each other was overcome by making each one a unique architectural feature.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u201cLight + Life + Performance\u201d by Tyler Newman<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107060 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tyler-Newman_image01horiz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"10200\" height=\"6600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Garnering the \u201cInnovation in Graphics\u201d award, Tyler Newman\u2019s design for a group living community explores the effect that light and materiality have on perception. Focused on tactile experience for the benefit of people with differing levels of sensory ability, walls and floors featuring wood, concrete and other materials offer feelings of warmth, coolness or other sensations depending on the time of day.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u201cCulinary Arts Center\u201d by Eva Serbin<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy lazy_media_item alignnone wp-image-107061 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eva-Serbin_image03horiz-scaled-e1646842395255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eva-Serbin_image03horiz-scaled-e1646842395255.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eva-Serbin_image03horiz-scaled-e1646842395255-300x159.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eva-Serbin_image03horiz-scaled-e1646842395255-1024x542.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eva-Serbin_image03horiz-scaled-e1646842395255-768x407.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eva-Serbin_image03horiz-scaled-e1646842395255-1536x814.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eva-Serbin_image03horiz-scaled-e1646842395255-2048x1085.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Eva-Serbin_image03horiz-scaled-e1646842395255-400x212.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eva Serbin\u2019s methodology for creating a culinary arts center bisected by an open-air thoroughfare likened to a canyon won the program\u2019s \u201cInnovation in Design Narrative + Process\u201d award. All the various uses in the multi-level \u201ccanyon\u201d are connected with an ingenious system of ramps one juror described as \u201can exciting spatial experience all can participate in.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u201cThe Living Mural\u201d by Alyssa Fink<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107068 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alyssa-Fink_image01square-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alyssa-Fink_image01square-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alyssa-Fink_image01square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alyssa-Fink_image01square-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alyssa-Fink_image01square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alyssa-Fink_image01square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alyssa-Fink_image01square-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Alyssa-Fink_image01square-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alyssa Fink\u2019s The Living Mural distributes its program across separate buildings but makes the paths between them the star of the show, \u201chighlighting the spatial quality and experience of the in-between spaces,\u201d as one juror put it. Switch-backing ramps between buildings are surrounded by artful graffiti displayed on dramatic architectural forms, earning the project one of two \u201cInnovation in Design Concept\u201d awards.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>\u201cTo Intersect &amp; Carve\u201d by Freddy Arvizu<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107072 lazy lazy_media_item\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freddy-Arvizu_image02horiz.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freddy-Arvizu_image02horiz.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freddy-Arvizu_image02horiz-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freddy-Arvizu_image02horiz-1024x663.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.architizer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Freddy-Arvizu_image02horiz-768x497.jpg 768w, 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