CONTEMPORARY LIVING SPACES FOR THE ELDERLY

It is has widely been demonstrated that we are living longer and longer.In fact, the population over 65 in certain countries 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 enterold-age communities is on the rise. The body of work presented here inContemporary Living Spaces for the Elderly is an especially pertinentcomplement to current research into one of the most crucial challengesfacing today's professional architects: how to design attractive yetfunctional environments for the elderly in nations where the population israpidly aging.