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New approaches to housing for the second half of life

Title
New approaches to housing for the second half of life / Andreas Huber (ed.).
Publication
Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser ; Zürich : ETH, 2008.

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Huber, Andreas.
Description
223 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm.
Series Statement
Living concepts ; 2
Uniform Title
  • Neues Wohnen in der zweiten Lebenshälfte. English.
  • Edition Wohnen. English ; 2.
Subject
  • Barrier-free design for older people
  • Architecture et personnes âgées
  • Altengerechtes Wohnen > Aufsatzsammlung
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-219).
Contents
The adventure of growing old : on growing old and staying young / Herrad Schenk -- The second half of life : a period of life in transformation / François Höpflinger -- The housing market in the tension between demography and phases of life / Andreas Huber -- The falling birthrate : a stroke of luck / Karl Otto Hondrich -- New housing models in practice / Andreas Huber, Margrit Hugentobler, Regina Walthert-Galli -- Designing buildings suitable for life / Felix Bohn -- Space, light, and sight : aesthetic aspects of housing suitable for the elderly / Gerhard Auer -- At home and in a home : a report / Klara Obermüller.
ISBN
  • 9783764386351 (pbk.)
  • 3764386355 (pbk.)
LCCN
2007943794
OCLC
  • ocn191891395
  • 191891395
  • SCSB-5401450
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Columbia University Libraries