Housing for the aged

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Title Housing for the aged
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Architecture & Planning
Department Architecture
Author Peterson, Lowell S.
Date 1955-03-07
Description RESOLVED. THAT THE HOUSING OF THE AGED IS AH IMPORTANT SOCIAL PROBLEM OF OUR SOCIETY. A PROBLEM THAT THE ARCHITECTURAL PROFESSION IS GO 111G TO HAVE TO FOCUS IT'S ATTENTION ON, INCREASINGLY, IN THE FUTURE. THAT IT IS A SOCI/.L FACT THAT THIS 3EGMEHT OF OUR POPULATION IS §0 RAPIDLY GROWING IN NUMBERS; BUILDING DESIGN WILL HAVE TO REFLECT IN ITS CREATION THE NEEDS OF AN OLDER POPULATION. THIS AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE AGED SHOULD RESULT IN GENERAL IMPROVEMENT OF Till MAJORITY OF BUIDLIHG DESIGN. TEAT RISING COSTS IN LIVING HAVE CREATED SEVERE PROBLEMS ECONOMICALLY FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS, AND THAT WAYS AND MEANS MUST BE FOUND FOR HELPING THEM TO SOLVE THEIR HOUSING NEEDS ADEQUATELY. PROPOSAL. THAT OLDER PEOPLE CAN ENJOY SELF-RESPECT AND A FEELING OF INDEPENDENCE BY PAYING THEIR OWN WAY AS THEY ARE ABLE. THAT WAYS AND MEANS OF HOUSING THE AGED CAN BE ACHIEVED, GIVING THEM PROPER CARE AND ATTENTION WITHOUT CREATING A FEELING OF INSTITUTIONALISM. THAT THIS HOUSING AND CARE CAN BE PROVIDED BY PROPER PLANING AND BY A SOUND FINANCIAL APPROACH.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name Bachelor of Arts
Language eng
Rights Management Copyright © Lowell S. Peterson 1955
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Format Extent 3,845,031 bytes
Identifier etd3/id/2468
ARK ark:/87278/s6wm1v9j
Setname ir_etd
ID 196044
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6wm1v9j
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