Grace Kim: How cohousing can make us happier (and live longer)
غريس كيم: كيف يمكن للإسكان المشترك أن يجعلنا أسعد ويمنحنا حياة أطول؟
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will experience loneliness
سنتعرض للوحدة
a function of being alone,
of how socially connected you are
in this room right now
can be attributed to many things,
قد ترجع لعدة أسباب،
how loneliness can be the result
أن تكون نتيجة
in a neighborhood like this.
مثل هذا.
screaming at me inside their head,
ينفعل عليّ في عقله،
and that's my neighborhood,
more people like you,
من الناس مثلك،
there's more people in the room
من الناس في الغرفة
to signify they know them.
بالاسم كدلالة على معرفتهم.
to this false sense of connection.
في هذا الإحساس الخادع بالتواصل.
you've been in a situation
yank out their earbuds
يخرج سماعات أذنه
to share with you today
اليوم معكم
non-European cultures
من الثقافات غير الأوروبية
have been living in this connected way.
يعيشون بهذه الطريقة المترابطة.
more widely around the globe
بطريقة واسعة حول العالم
where people know each other
حيث يعرف الأفراد بعضهم
منزله الخاص،
both indoors and out.
كبيرة، سواء داخل أو خارج المنزل.
some pictures of cohousing,
to my friends Sheila and Spencer.
they were just entering their 60s,
مرة، كانوا في بداية الستين،
at the end of a long career
في نهاية مهنة طويلة
children in his life
that I not only designed,
مشترك لم أصممه فقط،
about our social interactions.
حول تفاعلاتنا الاجتماعية.
any other small apartment building.
مبنى سكني صغير.
to the one next door,
للمنزل المجاور،
around a central courtyard.
متمركزة حول ساحة منزل مركزية.
uniquely cohousing
سكنًا مشتركًا مميزًا
in and around that central courtyard.
في ساحة المنازل المركزية وحولها.
this is what I see,
as we're making our breakfasts.
أن كلًا منا يجهز إفطاره.
into the courtyard,
"Hey, quit hitting me!"
"توقف عن ضربي!"
there are a set of double doors,
من الأبواب المزدوجة،
the secret sauce of cohousing.
هو الخلطة السرية للسكن المشترك.
where the social interactions
التفاعلات الاجتماعية
through the rest of the community.
إلى باقي المجتمع.
we have a large dining room
لدينا غرفة طعام واسعة
we have a large kitchen
لدينا مطبخ كبير
cooking for each other
and help my team
a delicious meal
about my vegetarian preferences.
بتفضيلاتي النباتية.
have intentionally chosen
in our single-family homes,
في منازلنا ذات العائلة الواحدة،
our social connections.
important characteristic
from any other housing model.
عن أي نموذج آخر من السكن.
but show you more pictures.
أريكم مزيداً من الصور.
selection of furniture,
to support eating together;
لتدعيم الأكل سوياً
and visual access
والتواصُل البصري،
and inside the common house;
المنزل المشترك،
to support our daily lives,
لتدعيم حياتنا اليومية.
contribute to and elevate
of saying "spirit of community."
لطرح كلمة "روح المجتمع."
over 80 different communities,
80 مجتمع مختلف،
يتوقف على كل مجموعة
every single night
سوياً كل ليلة
once or twice a month.
أو مرتين في الشهر.
بشكل متكرر،
more activities together.
you share more things.
فأنكم تشاركون أشياء أكثر.
You borrow each other's cars.
وكل منكم يستعير سيارة الآخر.
and unicorns in cohousing,
في السكن المشترك،
with every single person in my community.
شخص لمجتمعي.
we're intentional about our relationships.
يتطلب أن تكون علاقاتنا لها مقصد.
to resolve our differences.
is only interesting or attractive
المشترك جذاب ومشوق
around the globe,
are just a fractional percent.
يمثلون نسبة ضئيلة.
completed a study
increase risk of premature death
للموت المبكر
has declared isolation
is not restricted to the US alone.
على الولايات المتحدة وحدها.
is an antidote to isolation,
to take two aspirin,
قرصين من الاسبيرين،
that you take a walk with your neighbor,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Grace Kim - ArchitectGrace H. Kim is an internationally recognized expert in cohousing -- the art and craft of creating communities.
Why you should listen
Grace H. Kim is an architect and co-founding principal of Schemata Workshop, an award-winning, 16-person architectural practice with a keen focus on building community and social equity. She brings innovative ideas to her projects that merge client goals and sustainability measures -- such as urban agriculture, modular construction, and a focus on building community.
Kim is also the founder of Capitol Hill Urban Cohousing, a collaborative residential community that includes her street-level office and a rooftop urban farm. She walks the talk of sustainability -- leaving a small ecological footprint while incorporating holistic ideals of social and economic resilience into her daily life.
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