T01 – Community Tour – Sagewood

A tour of Sagewood, a continuing care retirement community on 85 acres in North Phoenix.  Sagewood is an amenity rich retirement community with approximately 417 independent living units, 78 skilled nursing beds, 44 assisted living apartments, and 30 memory care apartments.  The tour will feature resort style amenities, dining venues, common areas, meeting spaces, wellness/fitness, outdoor activities, and a large auditorium.  The desert landscape and architecture will be featured throughout the tour. 

Learning Objectives:

• Analyze architectural design related to the desert climate and landscape.
• Explore the Southwestern design principles and the relevancy they hold 15 years later.
• Reflect on emerging trends and the future of desert architectural design.
• Assess the current design and its impact to the culture of a senior living community.