Forget every preconceived notion you have about senior centers. That, in 10 words or less and one simple sentence, summarizes the strategy mapped out by EDA Architects and Electrical Engineering & Lighting Design (EELD), both of Salt Lake City, when designing the new Midvale Senior Center. "There is a perception of senior centers as institutional and, quite honestly, somewhat feminine looking," says Thomas Brennan, managing principal of EDA Architects. "We wanted a building that is more modern, bold and exciting for those Baby Boomers who are now retiring; a facility where seniors want to be, rather than need to be for services. Not their grandmother's senior center."
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