Design for Aging
Pratt Institute School of Design’s Design for Aging and Beyond
5/9/24, 5pm - 7:30pm
Center for Architecture
Join the AIANY Design for Aging Committee for a presentation of design proposals by students in Pratt Institute School of Design's Spring 2024 class "Design for Aging and Beyond." The...
Designing for An Aging Population: The Female Perspective
4/2/24, 6:30pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
The number of women in the professions of AEC and real-estate development has been growing. What strengths can women’s perspectives bring to these fields? If we look more specifically at...
Beyond ADA: Social Connections in Aging Communities
7/26/23, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
How does the need for community change as we age? What does it mean to be socially connected and physically cared for in your home? How can design facilitate better...
Pratt Student Proposal Presentations: Design for Aging and Beyond
5/18/23, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Pratt Institute School of Design Interior Design program and School of Architecture students will present their research and design proposals developed for the course “Design for Aging and Beyond.” The...
Independent Aging in Asian Cities
6/7/22, 7pm - 9pm
Center for Architecture and Zoom
Often in the American imagination, Asian societies are better places to grow old. This event investigates that premise with panelists who specialize in issues of the elderly in three major...
Safe and Equitable Streets: Age, Ability, and Inclusion
6/10/21, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* In 2020, pivotal national and global events brought about increased awareness of...
Racial Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Senior Housing
1/14/21, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program; please continue to register.* This panel will offer insights into the role race plays in...
Design Excellence in Affordable and Supportive Housing
11/11/20, 6:30pm - 8pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program; please continue to register.* Please join the AIANY Women in Architecture Committee in an important...
The Future of Accessible Design: ADA 30 Years and Beyond
7/27/20, 6pm - 7:30pm
Webinar
*This event is occurring as a live webinar. Registrants will be emailed a link to access the program.* To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the signing into law of the Americans With...
Intergenerational Learning Spaces
3/3/20, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
Mounting research shows that older adults and adolescents benefit from intergenerational educational activities. Older adults are the fastest growing age group in New York City, and children 18 and under...
The New Social Security: Co-Housing for Seniors
11/26/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
This panel explores examples of co-housing for seniors in urban environments and stresses the role of design in discussions about housing alternatives for seniors. The program will also explore how...
Games, Gossip, and Greeting: Seniors’ Uses of Public Space
4/23/19, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
This panel will focus on public open space design that meets the health and recreational needs of urban seniors as they age-in-place in their neighborhoods. Recent case studies of innovative...
Cane and Able: Seniors and Public Transit
9/13/18, 6pm - 8pm
Center for Architecture
The AIANY Design for Aging Committee and the AIANY Transportation & Infrastructure Committee present a panel about meeting the public transit challenges seniors and disabled persons face. Local and international...