A Past and Future Vision for Aging in Place
A look at two forward-thinking housing concepts, created 50 years apart for a still unmet need
The last chapter of Making Room: Housing for a Changing America — a publication by AARP and the National Building Museum — looks at two innovative homes, one from 1961, the other as imagined in the 2010s for the future.
Created by AARP and presented at the first-ever White House Conference on Aging, the House of Freedom introduced "universal design" features that help people safely and independently age in place.
Skyler, a housing concept envisioned by architect and innovator Matthias Hollwich as a "New Aging Tower," provides a home and community for all of life's stages.
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Making Room: Housing for a Changing America was published in 2019
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