Developing Adaptable Housing for the Elderly, Also a Path to Sustainability

This article looks at why we must think about architecture and urban planning in terms of adaptability for the aging. It means acknowledging that our roles in society change and that our environments need to be designed in ways that accommodate these changes and make adaptability possible. Planners and architects must consider what a private single-family house looks like when the demographic of the people living in it change. How can it be augmented to be a space that accommodates different aspects of aging. How does it address accessibility or upkeep? Can it be converted into multiple dwellings? These are realities that change what it means to design for the future, especially in cases where many senior citizens prefer to continue living in their homes.