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Best CCRC Lite Design of 2022: Modern Design Meets Local History
By Austin Montgomery| February 7, 2023History has come to life at a continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Maryland. The project, Modena Reserve at Kensington, had an overarching goal of preserving the history of Kensington, Maryland, and its ties to the B&O railroad that came to the town in 1891. The two-acre, infill site sits near Kensington’s historic district and […]
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Best Post-Acute Design of 2022: Care With a Contemporary Feel
By Austin Montgomery| January 25, 2023Some things about life in Charleston, South Carolina are slow to change. Known for its cobblestone streets, southern cuisine, and rolling beaches, the concept of preservation is celebrated by the historic city. Yet in the years leading up to the pandemic, Sarah Tipton, CEO of Bishop Gadsden, could sense that the 172 year-old Episcopal retirement […]
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Nestled in the outer suburbs of Greater Philadelphia is a memory care community where residents can take in the outdoors and walk to their heart’s content. The community, Meadowwood in Lansdale, Pennsylvania, recently expanded with a new roughly 19,000 square foot memory care building that added 20 units of memory care and a variety of […]
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A senior living project has transformed a nine-acre senior living campus in the heart of San Francisco into a new “social oasis” where wellness is at the forefront. The project, long anticipated and completed in 2021, added several new features to the 130-year-old San Francisco Campus for Jewish Living campus. The project included three parks, […]
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The University of Washington Men’s rowing team stunned the world by taking a gold medal at the Berlin Olympics in 1936. Nearly 90 years later, Aegis Living has distilled that Olympic spirit at an assisted living community just north of Seattle. The community, located on the east bank of Lake Union, does not simply include […]
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Best CCRC Design of 2022: Two Towers Become One Community in Virginia
By Austin Montgomery| January 10, 2023Rising out of the Norfolk, Virginia skyline sits a new high rise designed for the Harbor’s Edge life plan community that raises the bar for urban senior living design. The project, Harbor’s Edge River Tower, was conceptualized by developer and Harbor’s Edge CEO Neil Volder and meant as an expansion for the luxury life plan […]
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How Design Insights From Other Industries Translate to Senior Living
By Nick Andrews| January 3, 2023For years, the senior living industry has taken front-of-house design cues from other industries, such as health care and hospitality. A new report from senior living architecture firm Perkins Eastman shows there’s much more operators can glean elsewhere in the community. The recently released report outlines several ways owners and operators can borrow inspiration from […]
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Announcing the Winners of the 2022 SHN Architecture & Design Awards
By Sophie Mimica| December 14, 2022Senior Housing News is pleased to announce the winners of the annual Senior Housing News (SHN) Architecture & Design Awards (http://www.shnawards.com). Communities across the country and globe submitted new construction and renovation projects this year, vying for top honors across 15 categories: 55+, Affordable Housing, Assisted Living, Continuing Care Retirement Community/Life Plan Community, CCRC/LPC Lite, […]
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Announcing the Nominees for the 2022 Architecture & Design Awards
By Sophie Mimica| December 7, 2022Senior Housing News is pleased to announce the nominees of the annual Senior Housing News (SHN) Architecture & Design Awards (http://www.shnawards.com). Communities across the country and globe submitted new construction and renovation projects this year, vying for top honors across 15 categories: 55+, Affordable Housing, Assisted Living, Continuing Care Retirement Community/Life Plan Community, CCRC/LPC Lite, […]
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Senior living design teams are grappling with a constant barrage of new technology and the remnants of Covid-19 as they plan the communities of tomorrow; however, they cannot lose sight of the basics — programming and location — if they hope to create communities that fit the industry’s emerging wellness model. Indeed, one of the […]