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Jun 19, 2022 · Architect goes blind, says he's actually gotten better at his job. By Lesley Stahl. June 19, 2022 / 6:53 PM EDT / CBS News. At age 45, Chris Downey had pretty much constructed the life he'd...
Dec 3, 2021 · Consulting on projects of all kinds, the California architect draws on his own blind experience to harmonize the needs of everyone. By Fred A. Bernstein. December 3, 2021. Architect Chris...
Chris Downey is an architect who went suddenly blind in 2008; he contrasts life in his beloved San Francisco before and after -- and shows how the thoughtful designs that enhance his life now might actually make everyone's life better, sighted or not.
Chris Downey is an architect, planner, and consultant. Working with design teams and clients, he draws on his unique perspective as a seasoned architect without sight, helping to realize environments that offer not only greater physical accessibility, but also a dimension of delight in architecture experienced through other senses.
Chris Downey lost his eyesight following a surgical operation two and a half years ago, and has continued to practice architecture. He spoke to an audience of architects about some of the special methods he uses to share ideas with design teams on projects, and also about how to design buildings and environments specifically for people with ...
Sep 30, 2013 · Architect Chris Downey on how he readjusted to life in San Francisco -- its streets, its sounds, its community -- after losing his sight.
Chris Downey is the inaugural Lifchez Professor of Practice and Social Justice at UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design, teaching a studio that continues the work of Professor Emeritus Ray Lifchez, a trailblazer of universal and disability design.
