ABOUT

Hansel Bauman, Principal Hansel Bauman architecture + planning is a recognized leader in Human-centered Design specializing in DeafSpace design.  Prior to private practice he served as Gallaudet University’s Executive Director of Campus Design and Planning and adjunct faculty since 2009.  In Collaboration with Gallaudet’s Department of ASL and Deaf Studies he established the DeafSpace Project in 2006 exploring architecture and Deaf experiences. This work codified deaf socio-spatial patterns into the Gallaudet DeafSpace Design Guidelines which received the International Association of Universal Design, Gold Award in 2015.

 

Hansel is currently a contributing member of MIXdesign, a think tank and design consultancy focused on intersectional, inclusive design and research. He lectures internationally with work featured at the Copper Hewitt, Smithsonian Museum New York, and in major publications such as Metropolis, and the Economist. He serves on the ANSI Accessibility Standards Committee and recently advised the US Green Building Council on new LEED Pilot Credits for Inclusive Design.