Netzwerk Wohnen
Subtitle: Architektur für Generationen = Network living : architecture for all generations
By: Annette Becker, Peter Cachola-Schmal, Claudia Haas (Hrsg. eds)
Contributors: Cachola Schmal, Peter, 1960- ed; Deutsches Architekturmuseum
Publisher: Prestel
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Munich; London; New York
Language: ger; eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9783791352565; 9783791364407
Subjects: Older people; Dwellings; Domestic Architecture
Other titles: Network living :
Description: "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."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Published to accompany an exhibition held at Deutsches Architekturmuseum, Frankfurt, Feb 16th.-May 12th 2013.

Parallel text in German and English.
Table of contents: title: How is society developing, and what kind of architecture does it require?; title: Housing in old age - today and in the future; title: Images of age and kinds of housing - tradition builds the future; title: 60 plus - blessing, threat or the future of a brights new future?; title: Demographic changes and the demands they make on urban planning; title: Solutions for the use of 50,000 existing flats; title: Flexible houses for silver markets - housing to suit the needs of the elderly in Japan; title: Community living; title: Universal design - design for all.