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2026 EFA Conference Review: Seven Deadly Sins Of Senior Living Bar Design
RLPS Architects’ Matthew Barley and Liz Haverstick presented the most common—and costly—mistakes in senior living bar design during a session at the 2026 EFA Conference in Phoenix.
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Competition yields fresh ideas in senior housing design
At Long-Term Living’s 2012 Environments for Aging conference in Orlando, two college sophomores were presented with first prize in the third annual AIAS/SAGE Student Design Competition, a program that challenged…
Projects July 26Louisville, Ky. sees growth in seniors’ needs
Services and environments for the agingare the focus of city planners in a 10-acre site in downtown. Louisville, Ky., according to the New York Times., The University of Louisville, with…
News July 25Moving forward on the National Alzheimer’s Plan
With the final National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease (NAPA) in place, the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services met to determine how best to proceed to meet the…
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