The ADA's Impact On Architecture

Time Magazine interviews an corporate architect about how the arhictecture profession has been changed by the ADA.

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July 27, 2001, 7:00 AM PDT

It is 11 years since Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), making it against the law to discriminate against those with physical or mental handicaps. "Kenneth Lill, a senior associate with the Phillips Group, architecture firm in Manhattan, specializes in the design of corporate interiors, and has done considerable ADA-compliance work. TIME.com spoke to Lill about how his profession has been changed by the ADA... I dont think its made our job more difficult; I think since people know they have to do it theyre more educated in it and its more routine."

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