Cornelia C. Hodgson, the architect leading the senior living studio of design for national architecture firm Dorsky Hodgson Parrish Yue (DHPY), has been appointed to the International Council on Active Aging’s (ICAA) Visioning Board. Hodgson is a committed advocate for the use of innovative design in improving environments for seniors, with particular thought for […]

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Interested in seeing some Japanese senior housing architecture with some flair?  See this post in Architectural Review for an example of a large grided frame designed to create connection and separation, producing a certain intonation of place.  The project was designed by Sou Fujimoto Architects for the elderly with dementia in Noboribetsu, Japan.
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The Village at Gleannloch Farms, a 25 acre master-planned development in Houston, Texas celebrated its official grand opening this week with excitement from residents and the surrounding Texas community.  The Village at Gleannloch Farms is a not-for-profit community offering 123 independent living apartments and cottages for active seniors aged 62 and above. In addition, the […]

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Ingleside at King Farm, a $175 million planned community in Rockville, Maryland covering 14 acres, celebrated its grand opening last month.  The facility is located near the DC metropolitan area and provides a wide variety of senior apartments to fit a variety of needs and includes 10 different floor plans and has a total […]

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MGL Partners, a development firm specializing in multi-family and mixed-use development, recently announced that it has completed the closing and funding of a $41.1 million construction loan for The Carillon at Boulder Creek, a 117-unit independent living project for seniors in the heart of Boulder, Colorado. The nine-story building will be delivered fully completed by […]

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Paric, The Stratford Companies and The Lawrence Group have been jointly celebrating their achievement of winning a Silver award for the “Best Large Continuing Care Retirement Community” category in this year’s “Best of 50+ Housing Awards,” presented by the National Association of Home Builders’ 50+ Housing Council.  The winning project, the Stratford at WestClay in […]

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Faulkner Design Group, an interior design firm specializing in senior living properties,  announced that it has completed interior design services at The Woodlands at Furman, an independent senior living community located in Greenville, South Carolina.  The community provides a continuum of care with an elegant flair as the inspiration for the interiors came from traditional […]

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Horizons at Indio, an affordable housing community developed by Urban Housing Communities (UHC) and Heritage Community Housing (HCH), celebrated its achievement of honorable mention in the senior housing category of the 15th Annual Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Awards program.  The Charles L. Edson Tax Credit Excellence Award is a national awards program presented […]

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Front Porch, California’s largest non-profit provider of senior living communities, was honored with nine awards (four Gold and five Silver) by the 2009 National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), 50+ Housing Council. The annual awards program recognized excellence and innovation in the design, development and marketing of housing for the mature market.
Two Front Porch communities, […]

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A recent survey conducted by Horst Construction, a senior-market design and construction management firm, and Holleran Consulting, a marketing research firm specializing in the senior industry, show that the economy is affecting occupancy and retention rates for all types of senior living facilities in the Carolinas.  The findings are a result of one-on-one interviews […]

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Margulies Perruzzi Architects (formerly Margulies & Associates) recently announced that it has completed the design of a major expansion and renovation for the Edgewood Retirement Community in North Andover, Massachusetts.  The project is located on a rural 80-acre site and the the 12-year-old Edgewood continuing care retirement community is being expanded and renovated to include […]

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Lenbrook, an Atlanta premiere Continuing Care Retirement Community, is celebrating its  2009 Gold Award for the Best CCRC Common Area in this year’s Best of 50+ Housing Awards sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) 50+ Housing Council.  The award follows Lenbrook’s recent completion of a $100 million expansion, which included a 25-story […]

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