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December 4, 2024AIANY Design for Aging Committee Meeting | November 21, 2024
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Image Courtesy of AIANY DFAThe Design for Aging Committee November meeting was delighted to have Kate Leitch from Citizens Housing & Planning Council (CHPC) who presented CHPC’s work related to ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units). Check out their publications here! And a complete recording of the presentation and discussion can be found here.
We also talked about potential Field Trips. Ted Porter is working with his contact at Marvel to organize a tour of Stonewall House Senior Residences. This would likely happen in the early part of 2025. We agreed that a Friday afternoon trip would be best for most of us. Christine Hunter is working with MAP to organize a tour of Rheingold Senior Residences. Both projects are in Brooklyn so we could potentially combine the two in one day. We will continue to discuss the logistics and update the group once details are firmed up.
Finally, we discussed the NYCHA project that is being revived with DFA funds. We are forming a sub-committee to expand on the study done a few years ago with NYCHA’s Amsterdam Houses. A kick-off meeting is scheduled for 1/30 at 6pm at the Center for Architecture.
Coming up:
- December End of Year Potluck: We will meet on 12/12 (5–6:30pm) in person at the Center for Architecture. Feel free to bring food and/or drinks to share!
- January: David Gissen will join our meeting that month. David is the author of The Architecture of Disability and is a professor of Architecture and Urban History at The New School.
- February: Paula Span (a journalist from the New York Times who focuses her writing on aging) will join our meeting that month. Read one of her latest articles here: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/07/realestate/senior-move-managers-relocation.html
Design for Aging
The AIA New York Design for Aging Committee is dedicated to the needs of the aging population in an urban environment. We explore design issues, develop universal design recommendations, increase public awareness, and educate professionals in various fields, to create a more age-friendly city. We are committed to diversity in all issues, ensuring a profession capable of reaching into constituencies previously underserved and giving agency to issues of inclusion and representation. Please join us as we explore a wider range of options that promote diversity, and have a stronger influence on projects and programs in NYC and beyond.
