28 November, 2018
New standards call for dementia-friendly design
The design of a building can change the way we engage and interact, move around, and even our mood.
June 1, 2016
Design For An Ageing Population
A compilation of knowledge from architects, other built environment professionals and researchers about design for older people, including people with dementia.
The Royal Institute of British Architects has collected a vast amount of existing knowledge from architects, other built environment professionals and researchers about design for older people, including people with dementia.
Experts have written introductions for a number of the key themes for use in practice or as a starting point to explore the research.
This information has been compiled on its website under the heading Design For An Ageing Population, and is freely available at architecture.com
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Image credit: excerpt from Contemporary Almshouse in Southwark© Witherford Watson Mann architects, featured in the RIBA Research Symposium 2014: Design for Ageing
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