New Visions of Home

Here, a sample of inventive approaches to living as we age. Few of these design projects suggest "senior living"; in fact, many combine thoughtful programming with sophisticated aesthetics, and all have a human-centered approach.
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Edward Koren in Retrospect

Many of the New Yorker cartoonist's scenes take place in what appear to be book-lined salons of the Upper West Side, complete with bearded intellectuals and hulking furry animals, or on the streets of the Big Apple, where a Bohemian-looking woman earnestly says to construction crew members, "What's it like, to work with your hands?"
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Preparing Ground: An Interview with Anuradha Mathur + Dilip da Cunha

In more than a decade of interdisciplinary practice, Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha have focused on the cultural and ecological issues of contested landscapes, from the Mississippi to Mumbai. Here, in the second of a series of interviews with leading landscape architects, Sanjukta Sen and Nicholas Pevzner explore with Mathur and da Cunha the ideas and goals that motivate their particular kind of activist practice — a practice based less on client-driven commissions than on issue-centered public investigations.
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OBSERVATORY : KENNETH KRUSHEL

Bukhara: A Traveler's Notes

Bukhara is one of the most ancient cities of the legendary Silk Road, situated on a hill where sacrifices were made by fire-worshippers in springtime. It is believed that the name of this holiest of Central Asian cities derives from the Sanskrit word "vihara," meaning "monastery." Initially a caravanserai, Bukhara has, at various times, been a center for commerce, artisans and religious study. Even today there remains in this faraway place the sense of something deeply ancient.
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CHANGE OBSERVER : MEENA KADRI

India's Epic Head Count

Between 2010 and 2011, India's census will count and categorize the country's diverse population of 1 billion people. Two and a half million census collectors will be assisted in this effort by a newly designed form.
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OBSERVATORY : ERIC BAKER

Today, 06.26.10

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New Aging

How can architects anticipate and address the evolving needs of the aging? What new programs, formats and settings are most promising? Are there good alternatives to age-restricted communities such as "active leisure" and "assisted living"? Recently the Architizer network organized a competition to address these questions, to be followed in the fall with a conference at Penn. In the first of a series of portfolios that Architizer is curating for Places, we're pleased to present a selection of notable entries.
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Rising Currents

Report on "Rising Currents," an exhibition of New York City design solutions to the flooding predicted by climate change experts, which will be on view at the Museum of Modern Art, March 24–August 9, 2010.
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WEEKLY EMAIL: JULY 01, 2010
FEATURED THIS WEEK : ELIZABETH EVITTS DICKINSON New Visions of Home Here, a sample of inventive approaches to living as we age. Few of these design projects suggest "senior living"; in fact, many combine thoughtful programming with sophisticated aesthetics, and all have a human-centered approach. READ MORE
OBSERVATORY : ERNEST BECK Edward Koren in Retrospect Many of the New Yorker cartoonist's scenes take place in what appear to be book-lined salons of the Upper West Side, complete with bearded intellectuals and hulking furry animals, or on the streets of the Big Apple, where a Bohemian-looking woman earnestly says to construction crew members, "What's it like, to work with your hands?" READ MORE PLACES : NICHOLAS PEVZNER AND SANJUKTA SEN Preparing Ground: An Interview with Anuradha Mathur + Dilip da Cunha In more than a decade of interdisciplinary practice, Anuradha Mathur and Dilip da Cunha have focused on the cultural and ecological issues of contested landscapes, from the Mississippi to Mumbai. Here, in the second of a series of interviews with leading landscape architects, Sanjukta Sen and Nicholas Pevzner explore with Mathur and da Cunha the ideas and goals that motivate their particular kind of activist practice — a practice based less on client-driven commissions than on issue-centered public investigations. READ MORE OBSERVATORY : KENNETH KRUSHEL Bukhara: A Traveler's Notes Bukhara is one of the most ancient cities of the legendary Silk Road, situated on a hill where sacrifices were made by fire-worshippers in springtime. It is believed that the name of this holiest of Central Asian cities derives from the Sanskrit word "vihara," meaning "monastery." Initially a caravanserai, Bukhara has, at various times, been a center for commerce, artisans and religious study. Even today there remains in this faraway place the sense of something deeply ancient. READ MORE CHANGE OBSERVER : MEENA KADRI India's Epic Head Count Between 2010 and 2011, India's census will count and categorize the country's diverse population of 1 billion people. Two and a half million census collectors will be assisted in this effort by a newly designed form. READ MORE OBSERVATORY : ERIC BAKER Today, 06.26.10 Here are Today's images. READ MORE PLACES : ARCHITIZER New Aging How can architects anticipate and address the evolving needs of the aging? What new programs, formats and settings are most promising? Are there good alternatives to age-restricted communities such as "active leisure" and "assisted living"? Recently the Architizer network organized a competition to address these questions, to be followed in the fall with a conference at Penn. In the first of a series of portfolios that Architizer is curating for Places, we're pleased to present a selection of notable entries. READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AUDIO: DESIGN MATTERS ARCHIVE Jessica Helfand & William Drenttel Jessica Helfand and William Drenttel work in partnership at Winterhouse and are founders of Design Observer. Listen >> More Design Matters Archive >> CHANGE OBSERVER: PROJECT ARCHIVE Rising Currents Report on "Rising Currents," an exhibition of New York City design solutions to the flooding predicted by climate change experts, which will be on view at the Museum of Modern Art, March 24–August 9, 2010. READ MORE OBSERVATORY ARCHIVE Aesthetics & Wind Farms I.D. RIP Bauhaus vs. Ikea PLACES ARCHIVE: WINTER 2008 Little Rock's Emerging Nonprofit Corridor The non-profit sector is a major player in promoting green urbanism. Here's what's happening in Little Rock. READ MORE CHANGE OBSERVER: RESOURCES Academic Programs >> Competitions >> Conferences & Events >> Fellowships & Prizes >> Organizations >> Programs & Initiatives >> Publications & Websites >> Social Networks >> RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED Ira Rakatansky: As Modern As Tomorrow L. Widder, J. Caserta & J. Ockman Why Design Now? C. McCarty, E. Lupton, M. McQuaid, & C. Smith Lists Liza Kirwin
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