Commission discusses age-friendly housing design competition model
Commissioners reviewed a draft action to run an age-friendly housing design competition—modeled on San Antonio and other cities—to encourage universal design and generate plans that could inform developers or code changes; the idea would require council permission and cross-departmental coordination.
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Commissioners described a proposed age-friendly housing design competition intended to generate design plans that encourage accessibility and universal design. A commissioner who reviewed examples from other cities said the competition would solicit entries from builders, architects and design firms, with prizes that could range from publicity to incentives that lead into code-change proposals.
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