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August 30, 2024Upcoming: Inclusive Architectural Design for Aging – Learning from Living Out in Palm Springs
Committee member Prof. Yutaka Takiura, AIA, is organizing a joint webinar with AIA National’s Interior Architecture and Design for Aging education team on September 24 from 1:00–2:00 pm, titled Inclusive Architectural Design for Aging: Learning from Living Out in Palm Springs:
Incorporating design for aging and inclusive design is an essential consideration in senior living and provides a desirable result for owners, developers, residents, and surrounding communities. In this webinar, hear about the success of the Living Out project in Palm Springs, Calif. They will address crucial design nuances for the aging community. These include:
- Balancing hospitality vs. risk control and insularity vs. openness
- The affinity group housing concept
- How to connect and work with other communities LGBTQ and retirement
- Promoting interaction/communal spaces
- Public outreach
- Creating architecture (building, landscape) reflective of the environment.
Learn more about this webinar and register here!
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.