A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
This monograph discusses entries in an architectural design contest centered around low-rise housing for the elderly. It attempts to present information in a form that can be understood by anyone interested in housing for the elderly -- designers, residents, administrators, inspectors, and developers. The contest was sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Community Affairs in 1975 to choose architects for the design of approximately 100 housing units for the elderly in the town of Dracut. Instructions to entrants made clear that behavioral factors would be considered in the judging. Of 149 submissions, 47 were singled out as meritorious and, therefore, worthy of jury discussion. The jury consisted of psychologists, sociologists, architects, and interior designers, all intimately involved with environmental design research information on the elderly. Architectural design examples are detailed to help readers understand the design-relevant social and psychological problems experienced by the elderly. It is felt that the competitive process demonstrates how creative energies can be harnessed for the public benefit by using parts of entries as illustrations of successful responses to specific user needs criteria. Design guidelines employed in the evaluation of entries are enumerated. Additional information on the contest is appended, and an annotated bibliography is provided.
This monograph discusses entries in an architectural design contest centered around low-rise housing for the elderly. It attempts to present information in a form that can be understood by anyone interested in housing for the elderly -- designers, residents, administrators, inspectors, and developers. The contest was sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Community Affairs in 1975 to choose architects for the design of approximately 100 housing units for the elderly in the town of Dracut. Instructions to entrants made clear that behavioral factors would be considered in the judging. Of 149 submissions, 47 were singled out as meritorious and, therefore, worthy of jury discussion. The jury consisted of psychologists, sociologists, architects, and interior designers, all intimately involved with environmental design research information on the elderly. Architectural design examples are detailed to help readers understand the design-relevant social and psychological problems experienced by the elderly. It is felt that the competitive process demonstrates how creative energies can be harnessed for the public benefit by using parts of entries as illustrations of successful responses to specific user needs criteria. Design guidelines employed in the evaluation of entries are enumerated. Additional information on the contest is appended, and an annotated bibliography is provided.
Low Rise Housing for Older People. Behavioral Criteria for Design
1977
141 pages
Report
No indication
English
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