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Clark-Lindsey Retirement Village, Urbana, IL
Client Profile
Clark-Lindsey Retirement Village is nonprofit continuing-care retirement community situated on 28 acres near the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus. In 2009, it collaborated with the university and the Retirement Research Foundation to create a first-of-its-kind “New AGE” garden. The University of Illinois kinesiology and horticulture departments initiated the project with their selection of Clark-Lindsey as the pilot site.
Goals
- Design and build a new type of outdoor space based on New AGE (Active Green Environments) principles, which integrate therapeutic recreational facilities with attractive greenscapes
- Enhance programming through outdoor recreational opportunities
Sample Results
- Notoriety for having the first New AGE garden in the nation
- An inviting outdoor setting in which landscape features, such as paths of different lengths and surfaces traversing gentle hills, replace exercise equipment and promote physical fitness through “stealth exercise”
- A beautiful Masterpiece Garden that connects residents with nature and enhances their quality of life
- A flexible, modular garden that expands programming into the outdoors
Learn more about Clark-Lindsey Retirement Village.
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