Dementia, ageing, and the city: Learning from the streets of Melbourne

R McLaughlan; M Annear; A Pert

Journal article

Dementia, ageing, and the city: Learning from the streets of Melbourne

R McLaughlan, M Annear, A Pert

Arq Architectural Research Quarterly | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1017/S1359135518000350

Abstract

Two speculative projects for the urban realm are reviewed in relation to best practice in designing for people living with dementia, to identify limitations in contemporary design practice.

University of Melbourne Researchers

Alan Pert Author

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Grants

Awarded by Australian Research Council Linkage grant

Awarded by Australian Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

The '[un] prescribed hospital' studio (March to June, 2016) was taught by Alan Pert and Rebecca McLaughlan. The authors would like to extend their gratitude to following people who contributed their expertise to this studio: Corbett Lyon, Codey Lyon, Stefano Scalzo, Jonathan Daly, Julie Bernhardt, Pippa Soccio, Stephanie Liddicoat, Ahmed Sadek, Sarah Blaschke, and Catherine Caudwell. This studio formed part of a wider study funded by an Australian Research Council Linkage grant (LP140100202).