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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 ...
Dec 3, 2021 · Chris Downey. 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.
Jun 19, 2022 · Chris Downey continues to have a thriving architecture practice, helping design museums and campuses for the blind and visually impaired. He's still rowing, and this past semester taught a ...
One such person is architect Chris Downey. After losing his vision at the age of 45 a lot of people advised him to change his profession. But he fought it through against all odds to become one of the leading blind architects in the world.
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 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, AIA is an architect with over 30 years of professional practice - continuing without sight since 2008. Leveraging this altered perspective as a unique value, he now specializes in...
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Sep 30, 2013 · On St. Patrick’s Day in 2008, Chris Downey, an architect in Piedmont, California, reported to the hospital for surgery to remove a brain tumor. The procedure was a success. But two days later, his sight started to fail.
Chris Downey is an architect who designs buildings with acoustics and accessibility in mind. When Chris lost his vision suddenly 10 years ago due to a brain tumor, he stayed in his field and applied his new sense of space to his designs.
May 15, 2015 · As part of their #ILookUp campaign to raise awareness about the importance of the architecture profession, the AIA has produced this short documentary about Chris Downey, an architect who lost...
