by HCD Guest Author | Mar 22, 2011 | News
Welcome to DESIGN’s 2011 Citation of Merit winners’ showcase. This year we present five outstanding senior living and long-term care projects that were named “the best of the best” by our panel of 16 esteemed jurors which included interior designers,...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Although most seniors want to stay in their homes and remain independent, their homes’ design will present serious challenges, say presenters at the Environment for Aging conference held in Atlanta this week. This translates to opportunities for architects,...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 20, 2011 | Uncategorized
Colleen Riley, CMO, Laguna Honda Hospital, presented a session this morning at the Environments For Aging 2011 conference on the design and concepts behind Laguna Honda, one of the more unique facilities in California, if not the entire country. Laguna Honda Hospital...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 20, 2011 | News
The big question of how best to marry technology to a high-touch/low-tech business was tackled at an Environments for Aging conference roundtable moderated by Jon Sanford, M.Arch, director of the Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access at the College...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 20, 2011 | News
Ila Burdette, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Principal • Perkins+Will Congratulations to this year’s winner of Best in Show! When Ila Burdette describes her experience designing the Willson Hospice House in Albany, Georgia, one is struck by the gravity of the commission she and...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 20, 2011 | News
It makes sense that people want to “age in place” as they grow old. However, with 33% of the population 50+ years of age, that concept needs to be redefined. Helen Foster, Foster Strategy, LLC; Mitch Brown, Kisco SeniorLiving; and Brian Dawson, AIA, LEED AP, Irwin...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 20, 2011 | News
New Urbanism—a development model that integrates housing, retail, and amenity services—is not a new concept. But the integration of senior living communities within these new town centers is still rare.That may not be the case for long. In their Environments for Aging...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 20, 2011 | News
One could scarcely spend any time at the Environments For Aging 11 conference without encountering the concept of “culture change,” surely one of the most active topics on display throughout the program. In an early morning roundtable session earlier...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 19, 2011 | News
Environments For Aging 2011 conference is presented by Vendome Group, HEALTHCARE DESIGN and Long-Term Living magazines, The Center for Health Design, and in conjunction with the American Institute of Architects–Design for Aging, the Society for the Advancement...
by HCD Guest Author | Mar 17, 2011 | News
Can good design impact medical outcomes and reduce costs? We asked ourselves that recently when remodeling a pediatric radiology department for a healthcare provider in Washington, D.C.While the programming and technology of radiology departments are fairly uniform...
