“Health in all design” was the theme of this year’s Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 53 conference. This theme is very much aligned with CADRE’s mission to improve the health and wellbeing of communities through innovative research and design practices. This year, CADRE had a representative from Agile Dwelling Units (AgDU) coalition project. Julia Lindgren and Nicolle Cevallos from the University of Texas Arlington, and Widya Ramadhani, a CADRE research fellow presented the findings from the first phase of the coalition project between UTA’s College of Architecture, Planning & Public Affairs (CAPPA), UTA’s Multi-Interprofessional Center for Health Informatics (MICHI), HKS, and CADRE.
Design for aging is design for ALL: Reflections from the Environments for Aging (EFA) Conference 2022
Throughout my experience attending the EFA 2022, I learned new ways of seeing the needs of the aging population translated into environmental needs. Many of these needs are not exclusive to the aging population. I can see children, young adults, mothers, and all other population groups benefit from the impact created through pleasant sonic environments, cognitively empowering environments, and enriched environments. At the end of the day, aging is the experience of all. Shouldn’t design for aging mean design for all?
Florida Educational Facilities Planners' Association (FEFPA) Conference Reflection
The Florida Educational Facilities Planners' Association (FEFPA) Conference was a coming together of constituents in shaping the built environment as it’s broadly used for education. At the end of the day, “place” is the mesh in which our emotions and relationships unfold and develop. Just as the idea of “home” is easily rooted in…