TY - BOOK AU - Minguet,Josep Maria AU - Mira,Oscar TI - Contemporary living spaces for the elderly SN - 9788496823471 AV - NA7195.A4 M56 2009 U1 - 725.56 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Barcelona PB - Monsa KW - Barrier-free design for older people KW - Local KW - Older people KW - Housing KW - Designs ans plans KW - Long-term care facilities KW - Designs and plans KW - Design and construction KW - Nursing homes N1 - Include index; Projects index -- Índice de proyectos -- Senior citizen's residence Multengut / Muri, Switzerland - Burkhalter Sumi -- Egebakken Senior co-housing / Nødebo, Frederiksborg, Denmark - Tegnestuen Vandkunsten -- 24 viviendas para la tercera edad en Altafulla / Altafulla, Spain - Mallol + Padró Architects -- Grand Rapids Dominican Marywood Center / Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States - Perkins Eastman Architects Pc -- residencia en Rubí / Rubí, Spain - Mestura Architects -- Marionville Court Carehome / Lochend, Edinburgh, Scotland - Gareth Hoskins Architects -- Aurorakoti Elderly Home / Espoo, Finland - Sanaksenaho Architects -- Seniorenwohngemeinschaft Rainergasse / Wien, Austria - Raumkunst -- 's zenzi - Sozialzentrum Zirl / ZIRL, Innsbruck-Land, Austria - Gsottbauer Architektur.Werks -- Haus der Generationen / Gotzis, Vorarlberg, Austria - Dorner\Matt Architekten -- Altenwohnheim Steinfeld / Carinthia, Austria - Dietger Wissounig Architects -- 22 viviendas tuteladas en Manresa / Manresa, Spain - Pere Santamaria + Mireia Palomas, Pilar Toll, Gemma Torras -- Seniorenzentrum Bad Aussee / Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria - Ernst Giselbrecht + Partner -- Carrington Centennial Care / Camden, New South Wales, Australia - Jackson Teece Architecture -- Hong Petanque Center / Høng, Denmark - Cebra -- Oaktowers Nursing Home / Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia - Suters Architects -- Skinners Court / Palmers Green, London, Great Britain - MEPK Architects -- Gødvad Care Centre / Godvad, Silkeborg, Denmark - SHL Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects -- Altersgerechtes Wohnen / Wien,Austria - Gert M. Mayr-Keber -- Sonnengarten Schreibersdorf / Pinkafeld, Burgenland, Austria - RAUMKUNST C.C.Young: the Point / Dallas, Texas, United States - Perkins Eastman Architects PC -- Darcy Gardens / Dagenham, Essex, Great Britain - MEPK Architects -- Yallambee Aged Care / West Gosford, New South Wales, Australia - Suters Architects -- N2 - Somos cada vez más longevos, es un hecho ampliamente contrastado. En algunos países la población mayor de 65 años ya supera el 15%, y dentro de dos décadas lo será casi uno de cada cuatro. No es de extrañar, por tanto, que la demanda de solicitudes de ingreso en residencias para la tercera edad vaya in crescendo año tras año. El trabajo que presentamos en Contemporary Living Spaces for the Elderly es un complemento significativo y actual a la investigación en uno de los desafíos arquitectónicos más importantes que afrontan los profesionales de hoy: como diseñar ambientes atractivos y funcionales para los ancianos en unas naciones en las que la población envejece rápidamente. It is has widely been emonstrated that we are living longer and longer. In fact, the population over 65 in certaincountries now surpasses 15%, and within two decades this figure will be closer to one in every four. Therefore, it comes as no surprise that year after year requests to enter old-age communities is on the rise. The body of work presented here in Contemporary Living Spaces for the Elderly is an especially pertinent complement to current research into one of the most crucial challenges facing today's professional architects: how to design attractive yet functional environments for the elderly in nations where the population is rapidly aging ER -