Designing homes for life well beyond 100

Presented by   People are getting much, much older. Demographers believe that a significant amount of people alive today can expect to live comfortably into their 100s. This raises many questions, but one stands out: Where will they live? The senior housing industry is trying to find the answer. Read my article to see how the designers, developers, and operators of senior housing are starting to plan and build for the much longer lives that people are now living. — Nate Berg   How to design homes for life well beyond 100 The senior housing industry is starting to plan—and build—for a much older future.   READ MORE   Bag designer Clare Vivier isn’t afraid of getting political The cult brand Clare V. vocally supports reproductive rights and gun control, backlash be damned.   READ MORE   This $18 million playground doubles as an unusual barrier against rising sea levels Perched at the southern tip of Manhattan, the Battery Playscape proves that resilient landscapes can work hard but still look fun.   READ MORE   Is remote work here to stay? An inside look at how this shift could dramatically change cities Researchers created a model to forecast pandemic-driven changes in Los Angeles. The results were expansive.   READ MORE   Ikea’s new app deletes your living room furniture so you can buy even more The powerful user experience turns cluttered homes into blank canvases for magazine-ready makeovers.   READ MORE

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See the classic Eames Shell Chair redesigned 13 different ways A midcentury icon gets a surreal makeover by British artist Chris Labrooy.   READ MORE

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