Principles and Processes; Preface; Universal Design: a declaration of independence; PRINCIPLES; One's bed, room and house in old age; Perspectives on ageing across various cultures; New forms of living for the elderly; From retirement-communities of care to communities of meaning; Dementia as a mode of being: the living environment and everyday competency; Living and dying in a hospice; On the essence of living: safety -- security -- orientation; Floor plan design -- providing for the changing needs of the elderly; Interior architecture and product design.

Gardens for senior citizens -a framework for the design of outdoor spacesPROCESSES; The role of the architect in the care provision and housing markets; Planning and designing for people with dementia; The life cycle and energy balance of residential buildings; Operators, service providers and clients in the housing and nursing care industries; Project controlling and cost management of housing projects for the elderly; Quality management and user satisfaction surveys; Typologies and Projects; Introduction; INTER-GENERATIONAL LIVING; Introduction.

Carmelite Monastery. Bonn-Pützchen, Germany. Fischer -- von Kietzell -- Architekten"Miss Sargfabrik"". Vienna, Austria. MISSARGE / BKK-3 / BK; Steinacker Residential Complex. Zurich-Witikon, Switzerland. Hasler Schlatter Partner Architekten; ASSISTED LIVING -- SERVICED APARTMENTS; Introduction; Cronstetten House. Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Frick. Reichert Architekten; Tårnåsen Housing and Activity Centre. Oppegård near Oslo, Norway. KVERNAAS ARKITEKTER; Brookside House. Knotty Ash, Liverpool, UK. shedkm; "Stadtcarré""

Sheltered Housing Complex. Emerald, The Netherlands. KCAP Architects & PlannersElbschloss Residences. Hamburg, Germany. Kleffel Köhnholdt Papay Warncke Architekten; The Tradition of the Palm Beaches. West Palm Beach, Florida, USA. Perkins Eastman; West View Manor. Amish country, Ohio, USA. JMM Architects; Will Mark Kashiihama Residences for Seniors. Fukuoka City, Japan. KUME SEKKEI; LIVING CONCEPTS FOR SPECIFIC USER GROUPS; Introduction; Brouwersgracht and L.A. Rieshuis. Amsterdam, Netherlands. mecanoo architecten; Palladiumflat. Groningen, Netherlands. Johannes Kappler Architekten.

Nedregaard Boligomrade Senior Residences. Ålesund, Norway. Longva Arkitekter"Wohnfabrik Solinsieme". St. Gallen, Switzerland. ARCHPLAN AG; Béguinage. Berlin, Germany. PPL Barbara Brakenhoff; RainbowVision. Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. LLOYD & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECT; Kenyuen Home for the Elderly. Wakayama, Japan. Motoyasu Muramatsu; LIVING CONCEPTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA; Introduction; Competence Centre for People with Dementia. Nuremberg, Germany feddersenarchitekten; Day-care Centre with Therapeutic Garden. Le Creusot, France. Dehan + Spinga Architects.