Living for the elderly : a design manual / Eckhard Feddersen, Insa Lüdtke ; contributions by Helmut Braun [and fifteen others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Feddersen, Eckhard, author.

Lüdtke, Insa, author.

Contributor:

Braun, Helmut, contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Housing--Design and construction.

Older people.

Domestic architecture for older people.

Long-term care facilities--Design and construction.

Long-term care facilities.

Barrier-free design for older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (239 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second and revised edition.

Place of Publication:

Basel : Birkhäuser, [2018]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"Quality living in old age is one of the key topics of our time. This book presents innovative forms of living, intelligent concepts and individual solutions for people with physical or cognitive limitations. Integrative forms of housing transcending the boundaries between individual, collective and assisted forms of living. The updated new edition includes new current international case studies on integrated housing and neighbourhood concepts"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Inhalt

Preface to the second edition

Universal Design: a declaration of independence / Tauke, Beth

One's bed, room and house in old age / Feddersen, Eckhard

Perspectives on ageing across various cultures / Hausenbiegl, Angelika

New forms of living for the elderly / Krings-Heckemeier, Marie-Therese

From retirement -communities of care to communities of meaning / Dwight, Maria B.

Dementia as a mode of being: the living environment and everyday competency / Myllymäki-Neuhoff, Johanna

Living and dying in a hospice / Dresske, Stefan

On the essence of living: safety - security - orientation / Lüdtke, Insa

Floor plan design - providing for the changing needs of the elderly / Eberle, Dietmar

Interior architecture and product design / Mahmoudieh, Yasmine

Gardens for senior citizens - a framework for the design of outdoor spaces / Wulf, Harms

The role of the architect in the care provision and housing markets / Feddersen, Eckhard

Planning and designing for people with dementia / Welter, R. / Hürlimann, M. / Hürlimann-Siebke, K.

Planning for demand - participatory planning and building as a holistic process / Zell, Evmarie

Operators, service providers and clients in the housing and nursing care industries / Tavridis, Nikolaos

Project controlling and cost management of housing projects for the elderly / Heiming, Bernhard

Quality management and user satisfaction surveys / Braun, Helmut

Inter-generational living

Assisted living - Serviced apartments

Living concepts for specific user groups

Living concepts for people with dementia

Residential and nursing homes

Diverse neighbourhoods Housing in mixed-use contexts

Project data

Authors

Bibliography

Index of names

Index of places

Photo credits

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-233) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

3-0356-0972-1

3-0356-0976-4

OCLC:

1013967033