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The architecture of aging well
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I like to say when people like, "What do
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you do for work?" I'm like, "Oh, I key
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with old gays." That's what we do and
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some paperwork here and there.
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Welcome to the Pride, an affordable
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senior housing community in Boston, a
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place for LGBTQ seniors and allies to
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age safely and in community.
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Hello.
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>> Picture of me with Ellen Degenerous.
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>> And you can see a window in every room.
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It's wonderful.
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>> By 2040, the US Census Bureau projects
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that for the first time in the United
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States, adults over the age of 65 will
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outnumber children under 18.
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This left me wondering, where will we
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all live? And who is designing those
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spaces?
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There's the stigma on senior living as a
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place where you go to die. But the
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places that we design are not that at
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all.
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>> The design decisions that architects
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make dictate what a space can be. Here
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are five qualities that make the Pride a
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cozy, accessible place for aging. First
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up, location.
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>> The Pride is in Height Park, which is
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one of the several neighborhoods of
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Boston. It is a building that houses 74
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units of independent affordable housing
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and at the same time a 10,000 ft of
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community center that is open to our
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residents, but also to the city and the
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community at large. As principal
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architect of the pride, Philipe sad made
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use of an existing campus.
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>> The building was a school. It was built
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over three decades from 1902 to 1933.
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You have the height park library right
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there. Last building on the left hand
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side is the Manino art center. There's
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also a bowling alley over there and a
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very historic old ice cream shop. So
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resident really have everything within u
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a block walking distance from their
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homes.
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>> Its location. We couldn't find a site
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like this that is empty sitting to build
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a new building. Also historic schools
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have a lot of amenity spaces. People
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have access to more amenities than
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regular affordable housing and usually
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they have very large windows. Having the
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natural daylight helps people live
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better.
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Enter what Phipe calls everybody's
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living room, where the aim is to bring
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the outdoors inside. My wife and I moved
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in a little over a year ago.
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>> I'm the wife in question, and I moved in
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with her.
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>> In the Northeast, we live the majority
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of our days indoors. We wanted a space
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that connects people to the outside.
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>> So, we're in the sun room. It is so
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incredibly built for just this feeling
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of comfort with the windows, the
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fireplace.
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>> People really have the capability to sit
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inside in the cold weather, but also
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feel that they're part of the exterior.
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>> And this can be helpful as people age
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and their mental faculties diminish. A
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2018 study found that being in a space
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with a lot of natural light,
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specifically within 3 m of a window from
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8:00 to 10:00 a.m. can reduce symptoms
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of depression in people living with
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dementia.
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When it's nicer out, we look out to a
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garden. There's residents getting
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exercise out here. And I've noticed a
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lot of people in the studio or
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one-bedroom apartments come down here
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and hang out. They bring a book to read.
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They bring a newspaper. and they stay
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for hours.
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>> The ideal is to really have units that
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if you come in at 62 and you are a fully
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abledbodied person, you can live till
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either you pass on or you decide you
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want to move out of the building. We
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worked to embed dementia friendly
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principles throughout the building. Our
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eye sees color and contrast. But as the
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eye ages and our capability to recognize
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objects in the space starts to fade
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away, creating a contrast between two
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objects become an important cue.
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There should always be contrasting
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between a toilet and its wall and a
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toilet and its floor or stairs. We
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design the landing different color than
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the steps because we want people to be
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notified that there's a change in level.
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There's always a contrast between a
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countertop and a cabinet underneath so
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people could see where the counter ends
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and the cabinet stop. That's a fine line
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between creating a home but also fill it
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in with elements of longevity without
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falling into the trap of making it look
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like an institution or a hospital cuz no
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one wants to live in an institution.
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>> Care if I part you guys or should I come
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over here by
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>> I can handle it.
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>> Community space for LGBTQ people is very
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important. Sometimes we don't feel that
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conventional spaces are safe for us.
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>> You need a hammer on you, Dad.
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>> So, the community center has become the
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beating heart of the community at large
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and intergenerational space.
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Researchers found a positive association
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between intergenerational interaction
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and many factors for older adults,
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including physical health, psychosocial
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health, cognitive function, social
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relationships, and quality of life.
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>> And I dream one day when senior living
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is intergenerational without even
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forcing it. I'm hoping that we can
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really bring multiple generations
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together in a place that is meaningful
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and intentional.
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>> We have to choose community. It is so
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important.
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>> Imagine a building for older adults and
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a building for families and they share
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amenities. What's wrong with that?
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So as we create new neighborhoods and
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new cities and new environments,
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thinking about that connectivity,
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intergenerational relationship, when you
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design a space for everyone, then
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everybody can use it.
