The mission of the AIA Design for Aging (DFA) Knowledge Community is to foster design innovation and disseminate knowledge necessary to enhance the built environment and quality of life for an aging society. This includes relevant research on characteristics, planning and costs associated with innovative design for aging. In addition, DFA provides outcome data on the value of these design solutions and environments.
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Hosted by the Design for Aging Knowledge Community on October 16, 2023.
Kampung Admiralty was a “first of its kind” intergenerational community built in the Woodlands neighborhood of Singapore. Designed by WOHA Architects, Kampung Admiralty initially faced significant community opposition but has ultimately proven to be a hugely successful and transformational neighborhood destination. Four years after its completion, the development now serves as a template for other planned intergenerational developments around Singapore. Singapore is also the world’s smartest city and leads the way in the adoption of technology as an integral part of daily living. As we know, the ability of older adults to age in place well and independently is increasingly turning to technology, and Singapore has a number of government-sponsored, innovative initiatives underway at individual, community, and city-wide levels.
Claire Dickey, AIA, NCIDQ, LEED AP BD+C, EDACPrincipal, HESTIA
Claire has spent the majority of her 20-year career building an expertise in senior living design, primarily as an architect, but also briefly as a real estate developer. She worked in the Washington, DC office of Perkins Eastman from 2013-2021 before leaving to launch her own small architecture and interior design firm in Middleburg, VA. As a firm owner, Claire is interested in the evolution of outdated design practices through the use of evidence-based design, with the future of intergenerational communities being a particular area of interest and research.
Claire serves as the 2022-2023 co-chair of the AIA’s Design for Aging Knowledge Community. She received her undergraduate degree in Architecture from the University of Virginia and a Master of Architecture from the University of Maryland. When she’s not in the office you can find her in a local winery, where she enjoys working part-time as a tasting room associate.