‘Evolving Cities’: Observations, Insights and Views on Aging in Urban Environments
JUNE 15, 2017 OFFICES OF IDEO THE TAKEAWAY: Dr. Chris Luebkeman was incredibly inspiring at this forum. Thank you for jogging our minds and creating an arc between the circular economy and a wedge for a table leg in Switzerland. Aging is part of...
On The Intention Not To Slow Down
May 18, 2017 Ed Roberts Campus At Ashby Bart 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley THE TAKEAWAY: Thank you, Anita Barrows, for leading a lovely introspective evening by reading some of your poems and talking about your own process of growing older. Here is one of her poems...
20th Century Senior Housing: Trends, Case Studies
April 20, 2017 Offices of Perkins Eastman, San Francisco THE TAKEAWAY: Leslie Moldow, Principal at Perkins Eastman San Francisco gave a thorough and thought provoking presentation of the trends in Senior Housing. She illustrated them with examples from...
When Retirement Comes With a Daily Dose of Cannabis
March 16, 6pm to 8pm Berkeley THE TAKEAWAY As reported in a recent NYTimes article medical marijuana has become an alternative for powerful drugs for many seniors and is increasingly adopted from retirement communities to nursing homes. Harbor Bay Clinic in...