The Berkeley Revolution
A digital archive of the East Bay's transformation in the late-1960s & 1970s
PROJECTS
The Flatlands’ War on Poverty
Berkeley Women’s Music Collective
The Asian Community Library
The Black Panthers’ Education Revolution
The Integral Urban House
The Countercultural Kitchen
A Place for Every Body
The Secret History of Recycling
Pacific Center
Threads of Rebellion
Citizens vs. Developers
The Women and Girls of Telegraph Ave
Berkeley’s Public Schools
The Rainbow Sign
The Third World Liberation Front
Transgender Berkeley
PEOPLE
Nacio Jan Brown, photographer
Mary Ann Pollar, activist and impresario
PLACES
Telegraph Avenue
The Keystone
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Documents Tagged ‘Design for disabilities’
Wheelchair Ramp Plan for a Private Residence
Archive Entry Date: ca. 1978
To make private housing more accessible, Eric Dibner drew up ramp plans for the greater community
Adapting to Disability with Style
Archive Entry Date: 1978
Embossed leather details turn an adaptive device into a fashion statement
The Interactionist Position
Archive Entry Date: 1979
A clipping from a seminal text illustrates shift towards architecture as a social art
Campus Grounds Accessibility Audit
Archive Entry Date: September 1976
The 1000-page report was the first campus environmental survey of its kind
Scenario Mapping
Archive Entry Date: 1976
A colorful two-dimensional collage was a crucial step towards understanding a client's needs
Map from Identification of Architectural Barriers
Archive Entry Date: September 1976
An environmental audit revealed that virtually all common routes on Berkeley's campus were inaccessible
Peter Trier in the ARCH101 Studio
Archive Entry Date: 1976
In the revolutionary design studio, Peter Trier helps students confront stereotypes about disability
Design for Independent Living
Archive Entry Date: 1979
An overview of this radical design manual and ethnographic study of Berkeley's crip culture