Senior Cohousing book author Charles Durrett speaks at L.A. EcoVillage January 17, 2006

Cohousing with Chuck Durrett

Chuck's initial book, Cohousing: A Contemporary Approach to Housing Ourselves, with his wife Katie McCamant introduced cohousing to the U.S. and started a national movement. Now, Chuck has a new book recently published called Senior Cohousing: A Community Approach to Independent Living.

Chuck has designed over 30 cohousing communities in North America and consulted on many more around the world. His work has been featured in Time Magazine, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, Architecture, and a wide variety of other publications.

Chuck and his wife, Katie McCamant, have received numerous awards for their work, most recently, the World Habitat Award presented by the United Nations, and the Mixed Use, Mixed Income Development Award presented jointly by the American Institute of Architects and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Chuck's public talks have included the U.S. Congress, the Commonwealth Club and scores of universities in addition to citizen groups.

Join us tonight to hear about the state of the Cohousing Movement in the U.S. and what Chuck has to say about Senior Cohousing.