CONTENTS Essays 8 Goodbye to the wheelchair ramp : a plea for barrier-free planning and building as a matter of course Philipp Meuser 10 Barrier freedom as a challenge : the responsiblity of the housing industry Lothar Marx 24 Barrier-free tourism : how architecture can contribute Christine Degenhart 36 Pictograms and structural barriers : principles for an international standard Meinhard Erlacher 48 Projects 61 AbenteuerHallenKALK, Cologne 62 Residential care home for the elderly, Steinfeld 68 Apartments for the elderly, Domat/Ems 78 ARoS - Arhus art museum 84 Basiliskenhaus, Vienna .92 Blindeninstitutsstiftung, Regensburg 98 Bode-Museum, Berlin 106 Interview with Bella Rolfes (architect) 108 Single-family house, Gstadt 120 Interview with Roman Schnellbach (client) 122 Interview with Florian Hofer (architect) 126 Footbridge, Esslingen 138 Generationenhaus West, Stuttgart144 Haus der Architektur, Munich 154 Horstmann-Haus Ruhrort, Duisburg 160 Ideal Kitchen, University of Duisburg-Essen 166 Leonhardspark, Nuremberg 172 Learning and training center, Ingolstadt178 Villa, Bordeaux 188 Mercedes-Benz Museum, Stuttgart198 Musikerheim and village square, Gampern/Chiemsee 206 St. Nikolaus parish center, Wipperfurth 212 Prefabricated house, Oberstetten 220 Apartment, Frankfurt 230 Senior center, Manching .238 Multengut Residence for the elderly, Muri 244 Office and workshop building, Munich 252 Interview with Oliver Holy (client, managing director of ClassiCon) 254 Villa Deys, Rhenen 262 Forecourt of the Gedachtniskirche, Speye 270 Eat-in kitchen, Graz 274 Planning Requirements for Barrier-free Homes 282 Guidelines for Architects, Specialist Engineers, and Builders regarding DIN 18025 parts 1 and 2 Disabilities and Specific Planning Requirements 284 Comparative Observation 287 Terminplogy 288 Architects, Picture Credits 328 Horizontal Access290 Vertical Access 300 Apartment 310 Building Services 326