Network Living: Architecture for All Generations - Hardcover

Annette Becker

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3791352563 ISBN 13: 9783791352565

Publisher: Prestel, 2013

Synopsis

It is estimated that only 5% of the western hemisphere's current housing stock is suitable for elderly residents. Fortunately, today's generation of architects is working towards increasing the availability and variety of housing for older people. This volume details dozens of thoughtfully conceived projects from around the world that incorporate the needs of older citizens without sacrificing the personal and aesthetic choices we all make when choosing our home. These examples of single-family houses, communal living projects, service apartments, and assisted living residences enable their inhabitants to maintain - and even improve - their quality of life.

About this title

About the Author

Annette Becker is Curator at the DAM (German Architecture Museum), Frankfurt. Peter Cachola Schmal is an architect and Director of the DAM, Frankfurt. Claudia Haas is Junior Curator at the DAM, Frankfurt.

From the Back Cover

This timely book proposes innovative and elegant solutions for the housing needs of our aging society. It is estimated that only 5 percent of the western hemisphere's current housing stock is suitable for elderly residents. Fortunately, today's generation of architects is working toward increasing the availability and variety of housing for older people. This volume details dozens of thoughtfully conceived projects from around the world that incorporate the needs of older citizens without sacrificing the personal and aesthetic choices we all make when choosing our home. These examples of single-family houses, communal-living projects, service apartments, and assisted-living residences enable their inhabitants to maintain-and even improve-their quality of life.

From the Inside Flap

This timely book proposes innovative and elegant solutions for the housing needs of our aging society. This volume details dozens of thoughtfully conceived projects from around the world that incorporate the needs of older citizens without sacrificing the personal and aesthetic choices we all make when choosing our home. These examples of single-family houses, communal-living projects, service apartments, and assisted-living residences enable their inhabitants to maintain--and even improve--their quality of life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prestel
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3791352563
• ISBN 13: 9783791352565
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240
• Editor: Annette Becker, Peter Cachola Schmal, Claudia Haas