AIA Seattle Design for Aging Committee

05/01/2024

Upcoming Dementia Action Collaborative (DAC) webinars: information about the newly updated state plan for addressing dementia, the needs it’s addressing, current actions and initiatives that are underway, and how anyone can help through suggested actions that align with the plan’s goals.
Webinar links can be found here: dshs.wa.gov/dac

You're invited to join one of the upcoming Dementia Action Collaborative (DAC) webinars where information will be shared about the newly updated state plan for addressing dementia, the needs it’s addressing, current actions and initiatives that are underway, and how anyone can help through suggested actions that align with the plan’s goals.
Webinar links can be found here: dshs.wa.gov/dac

03/28/2023

"Aging in Place" 🏠Staying in your own home as you get older is called "aging in place." Thanks to Consumerman Herb Weisbaum for producing and sharing this Consumerpedia podcast focused on steps you can take now to plan for your needs in the future. https://www.checkbook.org/puget-sound-area/aging-in-place/

Aging In Place

11/04/2022

As older adults look for new ways to create community, the concept of "cohousing" is taking root. From communal gardens to consensus decision making, this alternative offers many opportunities for social engagement. Learn more in our Aging Well Blog. https://agingwisdom.com/is-cohousing-for-you/

09/12/2022

September 20 is AARP’s next Equity by Design – Principles in Action spotlight. The series presents case studies of global innovations that redress historic inequities in housing and community models and advance enabling design. Register for these opportunities to dig deeper on the innovations by conversing with the principals behind the work! Read the case study on how cohousing creates communities and join us in discussion with Casey Bastiaans of People of Color Sustainable Housing Network in the Bay Area, Charles Durrett of the Cohousing Company in Nevada City, CA and Stig Hessellund of Realdania in Copenhagen, Denmark. Register here: https://bit.ly/3T86v3D Read the Case Study here: https://bit.ly/3TT76Xf

04/29/2021

Covid Forces Cohousing Communities to Examine Shared Values and Relationships – Kaiser Health News

How do dozens of people living communally decide what to do during a public health crisis when members have varying tolerance for risk and different opinions about safe practices?

02/08/2021

From problem to solution. What do you think?

Aging in Place A Portable Living Solution & Protection - For The Ones You Love

03/04/2020

Congratulations!

Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara founded Grafton Architects in Dublin in 1978. The Pritzker Architecture Prize jury called the two Irish architects "beacons" in a male-dominated field.

02/28/2020

Nice piece on Universal Design & Aging in Place from the Seattle Channel! You might recognize a person or two : )

"Aging in place" by making simple adjustments and modifications to increase accessibility can help people stay in their own homes longer.

12/06/2019

Fun for the holidays

Tasty and tasteful, these gingerbread houses and campers take cues from iconic architecture and design.

10/05/2019

Thoughts? Wow, just wow 😳🙄😣☹️

A much-lauded new library in New York City's Long Island City district designed by Steven Holl Architects might have serious shortcomings when it comes to accessibility and universal design. The library's fiction collections are organized along a set of tiered levels that can only be accessed...

09/13/2019

Hello,

The Washington State Department of Commerce (Commerce) is now seeking approximately 20 interested individuals to participate in updating the Evergreen Sustainable Development Standard (ESDS) from v3.0 to v4.0. The goal is to create a team with representatives from public funders, developers, design organizations, property managers, and property residents that will produce a standard that balances sustainability goals with affordability and quality of life for residents.

Please follow the link below for additional information on this opportunity. If you are interested, please review the documents and submit the application to Sean Harrington, ESDS Program Manager, at
[email protected].

08/28/2019

The American Society of Landscape Architects’s guide lays out best practices for designing inclusive streets, parks, playgrounds, and more.