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Lawlor, Drue.

Residential design for aging in place / Drue Lawlor, Michael A. Thomas. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2008. - xvi, 236 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Growing up and getting wiser -- Designs for independence -- The American senior tsunami -- Laws, codes, and regulations -- Assessing the aging process -- Exterior freedoms -- Creating living spaces -- Creating private places -- Designing the kitchen -- Designing the bathroom -- The rest of the house -- Design beyond age -- Appendix A. Building professional alliances -- Appendix B. From civil rights to universal design and beyond -- Appendix C. Products and vendors -- Appendix D. Common disease and disabilities -- Index.

9780470056141 (cloth : alk. paper) 0470056142 (cloth : alk. paper)


Barrier-free design for older people--United States.
Older people--Dwellings--United States.

NA2545.A3

720.846 / L418