"Designing For The Third Age: Architecture Redefined For A Generation Of "Active Agers" Ad"

Highlightshowarchitectureneedstorisetothechallengeofademographicrevolution.Aspeoplesixty-fiveandolderconstituteaneverincreasinglyproportionofpopulationinmostindustrializednations,thedesignofhousingandotherbuiltprovisionsneedstoberethoughtinordertoaccommodatethisever-expandingageingpopulation.Howcanfar-reachingarchitecturalsolutionsplayakeypartbycreatingsustainablecitiesforthechangingprofileofthepopulation,reducingmodelsofdependencyforcareandtransportwhilecreatingopportunitiesforrecreation,leisureandwork?ThisissuereflectsonthepopulationchallengesfacingEurope,Australia,NorthAmerica,andAsia,offeringinnovativeresponsestotheseproblemsonapracticalandspeculativelevel.·Addressesamajorsocialissueforarchitects,designers,andstudents·IncludescontributionsfromArupGlobalForesight+Innovation;BaronnessGreengross,PresidentoftheInternationalLongevityCentre-UK;MatthiasHollwichofHWKN;JerryMaltzofAIANYDesignforAging;DavidBirbeckofDesignforHomes;EdwardDenison,ResearchAssociateatUniversityCollegeLondon;KathrynFirthoftheLondonLegacyDevelopmentCorporation;RichardMazuchofIBINightingale;architectWalterMenteth;authorJayneMerkel;architect,writerandresearcherTerriPeters;AnjaliRaje,ExecutiveDirectorofInternationalLongevityCentre-IndiaandarchitectRadhikaVaidya;RobertSchmidtoftheAdaptableFuturesresearchgroupatLoughboroughUniversity;SallyStewartofGlasgowSchoolofArchitecture;MarkTaylorofTheUniversityofNewcastle;andKatherineWilkinsonofRMIT·FeaturesarchitectsincludingAmieGrossArchitects,Ariktema,DattnerArchitects,HWKN,DeborahGans/GansStudio,JJWArchitects,HenningLarsenArchitects,MichaelMaltzanArchitecture,nARCHITECTS,NordArchitects,PRPArchitects,andYanminZhou