Many older Americans are beginning to pay greater attention to the possibility that their housing needs will change as time passes. As they build their last homes many of them are planning for the future by requesting designs that allow them to "age in place." If you're new to this particular type of client, then Residential Design for Aging in Place by Michael Thomas and Drue Lawlor, both members of the American Society of Interior Designers, is for you.
Residential Design for Aging in Place (John Wiley & Sons, $75) is a textbook for interior designers detailing design concepts and principles that can help design/build professionals execute projects that will allow homeowners to live independently in their homes longer. Case studies clearly translate the authors' key topics into effective design solutions and address exterior and interior room accessibility, short-term and long-term care adaptations, working with aging specialists as well as laws, codes, and regulations.
Visit your favorite e-tailer or www.asid.org/bookcenter to purchase this title.
