Design for aging is design for ALL: Reflections from the Environments for Aging (EFA) Conference 2022

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?

Does Density Determine COVID-19 Destiny? Let’s look at the Data (Medium Article)

On March 22, Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, described the level of density in New York City as “Destructive” and called for “an immediate plan to reduce density”. This was not the first time that New York City was being criticized for its high levels of Density. However, this time Governor Cuomo’s criticism was carrying a new weight since it was blaming density for the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the city. As of April 5, New York City had close to 67,552 cases of COVID-19 making it the city with the highest number of cases nationally, by a high margin.