IIDA Perspective Next Wave: Design Impact
Senior living and memory care interior designer Emily Barna shares the value of pursuing certifications and registrations. Read it here.
Senior Living: Revolution or Evolution?
The generation that influenced cultural change in the 60’s and 70’s with marches for civil rights, women’s rights, and against war, is on the cusp of another social movement. They want to age differently. The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that by 2050, 22 percent of the world’s population will be over the age of […]
Research! Innovate! Explore! Design!
As an interior design professional, I love nothing better than a great space. But the more I read and learn, I am convinced there is much more we can do. That was my motivation for pursuing accreditation and certification in Evidence-Based Design (EBD) from the Center for Healthcare Design. The program teaches how to apply […]
Orange Pop! Wood Tones
Amenta Emma completes renovation for Hartford HealthCare’s Jefferson House.
Design for Southington Care Center Wins AIA Design For Aging Review Award
The AIA Design for Aging Review (DFAR) released its list of Merit and Special Recognition awards on November 2. The design for the Southington Care Center Memory Care Renovations was awarded a Merit Award.
SENIOR LIVING EXECUTIVE MAGAZINE FEATURES AMENTA EMMA PRINCIPAL MYLES BROWN
The March/April issue of Senior Living Executive is dedicated to safety, and Amenta Emma principal Myles Brown shared insights into how the definition of safety in senior living has shifted during the pandemic.
“A SILVER LINING FOR SENIOR LIVING” – AMENTA EMMA PRINCIPAL MYLES BROWN WRITES FOR CT MIRROR
Amenta Emma principal Myles Brown wrote an article for The CT Mirror about how future generations of nursing home residents won’t suffer the same consequences. The future of nursing home design is now.
WNPR INTERVIEWS MYLES BROWN ABOUT NURSING HOME DESIGN
Amenta Emma’s renovation of Connecticut’s State Office Building has been recognized by Interior Design Magazine as a finalist in the Best of Year award program.
FOX 61 FEATURES AMENTA EMMA SENIOR LIVING DESIGN
Amenta Emma was recently recognized with the 2020 IIDA NE Senior Living Design Award for the Southington Care Center second floor reception area and courtyard. FOX 61 met Myles Brown, who heads Amenta Emma’s senior living studio, at the site to discuss how the design is helping residents through the pandemic. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, Myles and […]
AMENTA EMMA WINS IIDA NE AWARD FOR SOUTHINGTON CARE CENTER DESIGN
Amenta Emma Architects won the 2020 IIDA New England Senior Living Award for the firm’s design of the Southington Care Center second floor outdoor patio garden, garden room and nurses’ station. The award was announced September 16, 2020, at the IIDA New England Chapter’s virtual award presentation live from Boston. The International Interior Design Association […]
SENIOR LIVING EXECUTIVE QUOTES AMENTA EMMA IN JUNE 2020 COVER STORY
The latest issue of Senior Living Executive (published by Argentum, the nation’s largest senior living association), explores the future of senior living design. Myles Brown, head of Amenta Emma’s senior living studio, is quoted several times in the cover story (page 11). “This crisis will accelerate the process of senior living communities becoming one of the more […]
AMENTA EMMA SENIOR LIVING STUDIO FEATURED IN NYT, ABC7NY, NEWS 12 WESTCHESTER, AND MORE
Seniors are the population hit hardest by COVID-19, and our senior living studio has been working with nursing homes and other senior living communities to respond to this crisis with design improvements. Their work has been the subject of quite a bit of media coverage over the past month. The New York Times took note […]
How Will COVID-19 Change the Built Environment?
An image of one of Amenta Emma’s senior living projects was included in a recent Architectural Digest article about how the coronavirus pandemic could affect architecture and design. As head of our firm’s Senior Living studio, this is something that has been on my mind. Seniors are one of the populations most at risk with COVID-19, so […]
Ideal Healthcare Spaces Consider Staff, Too
When designing in any healthcare or senior living environment, it is important to understand not only how to best suit resident or patient needs, but those of the caretakers as well. Providing an effective and stimulating environment for both staff and residents results in happier and healthier employees and enhanced patient care. This goal played […]
A Bigger Small House for Memory Care
Designing for specialized facilities like these isn’t just about room size, light, and finishes. It’s about people. That is always our higher calling.