Document Type
Thesis Prep
Publication Date
Fall 2006
Degree
B. ARCH
Keywords
elderly communities, senior citizens, Flushing, New York
Language
English
Disciplines
Architecture
Description/Abstract
"Instead of isolating senior citizens form the community, my desire is to actively engage them with it; to facilitate the outside community to want to engage with the senior citizens. By combining the typology of the mall as an extremely public and interactive space with the typology of the monastery as the epitome of private living on a secluded site, one could imagine a community of commercial and residential spaces as opposed to the current model for elderly care."
Recommended Citation
Budesa, John, "Transitioning Society for an Elderly Care Community Within the City" (2006). Thesis Prep. Paper 49.
http://surface.syr.edu/architecture_tpreps/49
Additional Information
Advisors: Bruce Abbey / Aaron Sprecher