Accessibility and Age Friendly

The book offers many new ideas, methods and built examples to architectural and urban design educators, students and practitioners; and to wider audiences who want to think about disability and built space differently.

This book is intended to be a 'first-source' reference-at the desk or in the field-for design professionals, contractors and builders, and developers and building owners.

This important book provides a comprehensive survey of different strategies for developing age-friendly communities, and the extent to which older people themselves can be involved in the co-production of age-friendly policies and practices.

Considers the relationships between disability and housing design with a focus on the role of policy in addressing the housing needs of disabled people. This book and sets out debates about the nature of housing, quality and design. It brings a range of approaches to accessible design in housing to the forefront of debate.

Designing for Autism Spectrum Disorders explains the influence of the natural and man-made environment on individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and other forms of intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD).

Written by an architect with Duany Plater-Zyberk with expertise in design for an aging society, this is a guide to urban planning and urban design solutions to accommodate the needs of a population aging in place in both existing and new communities of various scales.

Describes a supportive, independent future outside of retirement villages and institutions. This book is suitable for seniors who embrace the challenges and opportunities of growing old by creating a community of neighbours and friends in shared co-housing.

Building Type Basics for Senior Living is the definitive guide to the architectural and interior design of senior living homes, including assisted living and skilled nursing facilities.

Highlights how architecture needs to rise to the challenge of a demographic revolution As people sixty-five and older constitute an ever increasingly proportion of population in most industrialized nations, the design of housing and other built provisions needs to be rethought in order to accommodate this ever-expanding ageing population.

Reflecting the latest findings on how changing demands and emerging concepts are reshaping the senior living industry today, and provides a comprehensive evaluation of the statistics, patterns and innovations impacting the senior living industry and architecture/design communities.