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Sometimes It Takes A 'Village' To Help Seniors Stay In Their Homes
Chicago's Englewood Village is an organization that connects low-income older adults on the city's South Side with services from nutrition to job assistance to home repair. It was established to help older people age in place by accessing welfare services and community support.
2017
Not A Group House, Not A Commune: Europe Experiments With Co-Housing
While still in architecture school, María García Mendez and Gonzalo Navarrete drafted a plan to re-design a high-density area of Alfafar, Valencia, using the principle of co-housing — in which residents trade and share space and resources, depending on their needs. It's not just an architecture project. It's a fusion of architecture and rehabilitation.
2015
"There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort."