Building type basics for senior living
By: Bradford Perkins with Douglas Hoglund, Douglas King, Eric Cohen
Contributors: Perkins Eastman Architects
Series: Building type basics series
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Hoboken, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Older people -- Institutional care -- United States -- Planning; Old age homes -- United States -- Design and construction; Adult day care centers -- United States -- Design and construction; Nursing homes -- United States -- Design and construction; Congregate housing -- United States -- Design and construction; Life care communities -- United States -- Design and construction; Retirement communities -- United States -- Design and construction
Description: "Building Type Basics for Senior Living covers the essentials for the planning and design of housing and care environments for the elderly. Authored by architects whose firm has handled hundreds of such projects, this nuts-and-bolts guide provides need-to-know information on a range of building subtypes, including active adult communities, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living, adult day care, skilled nursing facilities, and more. The authors, pioneers in the field, offer highly illustrative examples of issues that are key to designing structures for the growing over-65 population."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-279) and index