# Charles Durrett
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charles durrett is an American architect and author based in Nevada City, California.
== Work ==
With partner, Kathryn McCamant, Durrett is credited with coining the English term "cohousing" and introducing the cohousing model to North America. Cohousing is a type of intentional community composed of small private homes with full kitchens, supplemented by extensive common facilities.
This is Cohousing | Ep 7 | Different, Not Less: Neuro-Inclusive Living with Desiree Kameka Galloway
What happens to adults with autism when their parents can no longer care for them? It's one of the most urgent and overlooked housing crises of our time — and intentional community may be one of the most powerful answers. In this episode, host Charles Durrett sits down with Desiree Kameka Galloway,…
This is Cohousing | Ep 9 | From Me to We: The Philosophy of Living in Community with Carl Hall
What can a philosophy professor teach us after two decades of living in community? In this episode of This Is Cohousing, Charles Durrett sits down with Carl Hall — resident of Nevada City Cohousing and professor of philosophy for 34 years.Carl reflects on the journey of how an avowed introvert came…
This is Cohousing | Ep 10 | Rebooting Cohousing & Structural Roots of Conflict with Julia Jongkind
What does it take for a cohousing community to function at its fullest potential? In this episode, Charles Durrett sits down with educational learning consultant and facilitator Julia Jongkind, who has spent two decades living in cohousing, helping struggling communities find their footing again. D…
This is Cohousing | Ep 11 | The Anthropology of Culture Change & Cooperation with Richard Senghas
In this episode of This is Cohousing, Charles Durrett sits down with anthropologist Richard Senghas to explore what applied anthropology can teach us about building community — and about changing culture itself.Richard has lived in cohousing for 25 years and helped start two communities, including …
Show Me The Way To Go Home
"Aging in community", or cohousing, is our topic today. Cohousing is an intentional, self-governing community of a few dozen privately owned homes where retiring boomers, young families, and people from diverse cultures may choose to live together as members and neighbors. Charles Durrett of cohous…
This is Cohousing | Ep 13 | Bridging the Cultural Divide through Cohousing with Alan O'Hashi
Can cohousing do what so much of American life can't — bring genuinely different people together?In this episode, host Charles Durrett sits down with Alan O'Hashi, a longtime resident of Silver Sage Cohousing in Boulder, Colorado — one of the first senior cohousing communities in the country — and …
This is Cohousing | Ep 14 | The Antidote to Isolation with Dr. Richard Louis Miller
What makes us feel like we belong? Psychologist, author, and podcast host Dr. Richard Louis Miller joins Charles Durrett to make the case that connection isn't a luxury — it's a biological need we've engineered out of modern life, and one that cohousing is uniquely built to restore.Dr. Miller trace…
Loneliness and Co-Housing with Charles Durrett
Host Lori Burkart Frank interviews Charles "Chuck" Durrett, Nevada City Architect & author who helped bring the idea of co-housing to this country. Chuck talks about the benefits of co-housing to eliminate loneliness often suffered by seniors. Co-housing is a way for people to connect and be care…
This is Cohousing | Ep 16 | Cohousing in the UK: Where It's Been & Where It's Going with Owen Jarvis
How do you grow a cohousing movement, and what does it take to make it a normal housing choice? Charles Durrett talks with Owen Jarvis, director of the UK Cohousing Network and co-founder of the Community Led Housing Growth Lab, ahead of Chuck's upcoming UK tour through Lancaster, Manchester, Brist…
Aging Well Together: The Power of Community and Senior Cohousing | Charles Durrett | Ep. 45
What if one of the most important factors in aging well isn't simply what we do for our health, but who we share our lives with?
In this episode, we explore the role of community in healthy aging with Charles R. Durrett, Principal Architect of The Cohousing Company and author of The Senior Cohousi…
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