For Immediate Release: February 29, 2012
Media Contact: Marketing and Communication Department
Designing Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging Population
A symposium on the future of housing for seniors
Professionals and practitioners from multiple disciplines discuss policy and design strategies related to housing for seniors at the Designing Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging Population symposium. The Honorable Henry Cisneros, former HUD secretary, delivers the keynote address. Experts cover retrofitting, universal design, regulation, and the finance of aging in place.
Secretary Cisneros will sign copies of the book Independent for Life: Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America (University of Texas Press, co-edited by staff of Stanford's Center on Longevity).
Support for House & Home and related education programming is provided by The Home Depot Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Hanley Wood, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, Andersen Corporate Foundation, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, MASCO Corporation Foundation, and AARP, among others.
WHERE
National Building Museum
401 F Street NW
Washington, DC 20001 (Judiciary Square Metro, Red Line)
WHEN
Thursday, April 26, 2012
9:00 am – 3:00 pm
REGISTER
$100 Member | $150 Non-member | FREE Student. Prepaid registration required. Non-member registration includes a one-year individual membership to the National Building Museum. Complimentary Corinthian admission is not available for this special forum. Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on availability.
Continuing education credits are available as follows: 6.0 LU HSW-SD (AIA) / 6.0 CM (AICP) / 6.0 LA CES (ASLA)
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