Nancy Cheng's List: Rejuvenation of cities for multi-generational communities.

"Age segregation is a silent and growing problem in the United States of the 21st century. In Portland, Oregon, a nonprofit organization has built an urban solution that addresses the problem of age segregation while brightening the prospects of families who adopt children out of the foster care system."

Bridge Meadows profile by Prof. William Macht, Portland State University & Univ. of Oregon

Bridge Meadows is a residential community located in North Portland, Oregon that brings together families adopting foster children with seniors who volunteer 100 hours per quarter to support the community. Low-rise housing units with shared lounges and kitchens and porches.surround a courtyard for play, gardening and informal interaction. A non-profit effort modeled on the Generations of Hope's Hope Meadows in Illinois, the development was supported by tax breaks, waiving of system development charges and generous private contributions. Lead architect was Brian Carleton of Carleton Hart Architects, Guardian Real Estate Services was the developer.

Sustainable renovation of historic warehouse buildings into first class educational facilities. Developed by Venerable Properties, with design by Fletcher Farr Ayotte Architects, Interface Engineering, Green Building Services.

GSA website provides basic information about the renovation of the 70's concrete facade office building into a 21st century supergreen award-winner. Strong photos and links to recent news.

Describes the unique combination of day services, temporary housing for men and long-term housing at Transition Project's Bud Clark Commons. Emphasizes how the social program is accommodated, explaining "domains of vulnerability". Includes photos of the design award-winning project. Holst Architects,

"The continuing care retirement community isn't new, but what sets Mirabella Portland apart are its green design features, dense urban setting, transportation link and affiliation with Oregon Health Sciences University." Oregonian newspaper article features residents discussing why they chose to live in the Mirabella Portland. Provides context for the development from the user's point of view.

Report about the development in process of the Mirabella Portland continuing care retirement center by a student of Portland State Univ's Urban and Regional Planning program. Outlines goals and strategies for creating a vital green seniors' community. Managed by Pacific Retirement Services, designed by Ankrom Moison Architects, Mayer Reed Landscape Architects, Glumac Engineering and Green Building Services,

Delightful urban spaces and architectural monuments centrally located in Portland, Oregon are ideally located for a self-guided walking tour. The Pearl District is filled with new condo buildings and innovative historic renovations. Further south, the Downtown and University District feature earlier buildings and spaces of significance. Green markers highlight green open spaces that help in orientation and viewing.

Consolidates interdisciplinary scholarly research and pragmatic case study data on towers and their urban context. Skyscraper design competition features ecological and spatial innovations.

Conceptual ideas meet eye-candy to capture the jury's imagination. Futuristic visions for high-density architecture often incorporate scientific innovations that improve environmental sustainability.

Modernist towers include green terraces.

Architects: WOHA Location: Singapore, Singapore Project Team: Wong Mun Summ, Richard Hassell, Donovan Soon, Sim Choon Heok, Toh Hua

Green vision for Chicago includes scavenging old buildings, turning waste into resources.

HIstory channel documentary documents the context, construction and iconic role of the Empire State Building. Shows the hazards of the construction process and footage of workers in action. Includes interviews with contributors. (start at 12:00 : from the roaring 20's to the Depression era setting.)

Tim Carpenter is the founder of EngAGE and host/producer of the EXPERIENCE TALKS radio show. EngAGE is a nonprofit that transforms aging and the way people think about aging by turning affordable senior apartment communities into vibrant centers of learning, wellness and creativity. EngAGE provides life-enhancing arts, wellness, lifelong learning, community building and intergenerational programs in Southern California.

We look towards Magic Words to solve intractable problems. In "Rainy Days and Mondays, Producer Chana Joffe-Walt talks to a woman named Karen Stobbe and her husband Mondy about a plan they've recently enacted in their family. Karen's mother lives with them and she has dementia. Karen and Mondy are actors and they stumbled upon a skill they have that is incredibly useful in communicating with Karen's mother - improv."

Overview of options for seniors discusses the illusion of aging in place and discusses how villages, NORCs and cohousing groups provide new forms of community.

Perkins Eastman Research Collaborative analyzed 50 submissions to the AIA's Design for Aging professional awards competition. It pulls out common themes, provides visual comparisons and quantitative graphs as well as resident testimonial quotes. A strong complement to the AIA case-studies. Robust financial information.

Top 5 themes
* Connection to nature (67% of award-winning projects);
* Responding to the site and local conditions (54%);
* Connecting to the surrounding neighborhood (42%);
* Offering daily choice through extensive amenities (38%);
* Promoting resident sense of community (33%);

Winning entries for communities that bring together people of all ages.

http://www.cpidcompetitions.org/

Kinetic sun-shading screens for Al Bahr Towers in Abu Dhabi by Aedas architects and Arup engineering are inspired by traditional mashrabiyas and origami.

Paris facade by Manuelle Gautrand Architecture incorporates marble panels in a fixed translucent screen selectively deployed over the facade. each panel is held at a specific angle within a light metal frame.