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Diversity in the NYSID Book Collection: Age

Children

Spaces for Children

by: Carles Broto

*Showcases child-focused spaces around the world*

 

Designing the World's Best Children's Hospitals 3

by: Bruce King Komiske

 

Designing Spaces for Early Childhood Development

by: Jure Kotnik

 

Living with Kids: Ideas and Solutions for Family-Friendly Interiors

by: Eugenia Santiesteban

*For ideas for creating child and adult-friendly living areas"

Designing Outdoor Environments for Children

by: Lolly Tai, Mary Taylor Haque, Gina K. McLellan, and Erin Jordan Knight

Book Blurb: This book offers a "complete, practical toolkit for creating fun, safe, innovative, educational, and sustainable children’s landscapes and play yards.”

 

Seniors

Design for Aging Review

by: the American Institute of Architects

Independent for Life: Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America

by: Henry Cisneros, Margaret Dyer-Chamberlain, and Jane Hickie

Book Blurb: This book looks at "the interrelated issues of housing, communities, services, and financial concerns.”

 

The Senior Cohousing Handbook: A Community Approach to Independent Living

by: Charles Durrett

The Assisted Living Residence: A Vision for the Future

by: Stephen M. Golant and Joan Hyde

*15 chapters by various authors on the future of design for long-term care and assisted living*

 

Home Design in an Aging World

by: Jeffrey P. Rosenfeld and Wild Chapman