Building Type Basics for Senior Living (Building Type Basics)

Building Type Basics for Senior Living (Building Type Basics)

Editorial Reviews Book Description The Building Type Basics series provides architects and other building team members with concise, essential information for planning and designing a variety of building types. This new volume covers the essentials of designing housing and care environments for the elderly and provides need-to-know information on a range of building sub-types Included are active retirement communities, continuing care retirement communities, assisted living facilities, Alzheimer's facilities, hospices and more. The text is heavily illustrated with descriptive floor plans, diagrams, and photographs. Authored by an architect who is viewed as a pioneer and leader in this field Book Info Text provides guidelines and know-how for designing housing and care environments for the elderly. Includes photographs, diagrams, floor plans, and details on a variety of building subtypes. For professionals involved in the early stages of designing housing facilities. DLC: Aged--Institutional Care--United States--Planning. Building Type Basics for Senior Living (Building Type Basics)

Building Type Basics for Senior Living (Building Type Basics),Bradford Perkins,J. David Hoglund,Douglas King,Eric Cohen,Wiley,0471226726,Adult day care centers,Architecture,Construction - General,Design & Drafting,Design and construction,Human Services,Institutional care,Old age homes,Older people,Planning,Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings,Residential Construction,Services For The Aged,Social Science,United States,Universal/Accessible,Architecture / Design & Drafting,Building construction & materials,Houses, apartments, flats, etc

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