Universal design in practice

Universal design is about creating solutions that are accessible and usable for everyone — regardless of differences in functionality.

The Bevica Foundation works purposefully and strategically in partnerships, where the aim, among other things, is to translate knowledge and principles into practice. This is done through our partnerships from practice, which include the following:

We have gathered a number of examples from these partnerships that can serve as inspiration for what universal design can look like in practice.

We have also collected some examples from previous projects in the fund that are outside the partnerships, but which in the same way can serve as inspiration.

The examples are also reproduced in our vast knowledge library, where you also have the opportunity to engage with our AI robot, which helps you become smarter.

Tools from the Partnerships

Bevica Foundation's partnerships throw off a number of initiatives

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Art/Culture
Partnerships develop tool to create more inclusive events

A more inclusive society starts with becoming aware of your blind spots. In connection with Folkemødet 2024, the Bevica Foundation, together with DTU and Foreningen Folkemød, developed a set of conversation cards in order to get the conversation going on about how and who we really include. The cards are based specifically on Folkemødet and event planning, but they can be used by everyone.

Across Partnerships

The conversation cards have been developed in collaboration with DTU and Foreningen Folkemød, both partners at Bevica Fonden.

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Architecture
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Project
Move Green - Outdoor design lab will ensure everyone's access to nature

Move Green Lab is a new outdoor research laboratory in Hørsholm, where researchers are developing methods to make nature more accessible and health-promoting for people with mobility disabilities.

Architecture
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Project
Mønsted Limestone pits - Accessibility should be experienced as a natural part of the whole and not as visible measures.

Accessibility should be experienced as a natural part of the whole and not as visible actions.

Cases from practice

The Bevica Foundation's projects promote universal design through inclusive collaborations.

Four people stand around a large architectural model of an urban area. The model shows buildings, roads and green spaces in miniature form. The characters look concentrated; one woman in a pink and black sweater gesticulates as if she is explaining something. The space around them resembles a modern office environment with glass walls and wooden details.
Architecture
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Research project
Focus on Universal Design rather than classic accessibility

With the development of a new process tool, a team of researchers wants the Toveshøj residential area in western Aarhus to be developed based on universal design.

Construction
urban space
Housing
GPA Inclusion Guide
Architecture
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Tool
Universal design in architectural firms' business models

How can architectural firms incorporate universal design into their business model?

Inclusion
Stemningsbillede fra UIA
Architecture
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Student Academy 2023

Som en del af UIA Verdenskongres for arkitekter arrangerede Det Kongelige Akademi undervisningsforløbet A society for every body - leaving no one behind

Construction
urban space
Communities
Inclusion
Society
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