'Buildings in the Making': A Sociological Exploration of Architectural Design for Care - York

Conference organisers: Sarah Nettleton (PI), Daryl Martin (CI), Christina Buse (Researcher), Sian Beynon-Jones (CI), Ellen Annandale (CI)

Plenary speakers:

• Sarah Pink (opens new window), Anthropologist, RMIT University, Australia
• Stephen Witherford (opens new window), Witherford Watson Mann Architects, UK 
• Ken Worpole (opens new window), Writer and Social Historian, UK

Other confirmed speakers include:

• Margo Annemans (opens new window), Department of Architecture, KU Leuven, Belgium  
• Karim Hadjri (opens new window), School of Architecture, University of Sheffield, UK 
• Catharina Nord (opens new window), Department of Spatial Planning, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden. 
• Flora Samuel (opens new window), School of Architecture, University of Reading, UK, and RIBA Vice President for Research
• Dylan Tutt (opens new window), School of Construction Management and Engineering, University of Reading, UK 
• Richard Ward (opens new window), Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), University of Stirling, UK

We welcome poster presentations from different disciplines which relate to the conference themes - this may include: the role of the architect; design/construction for health and social care; working relationships in design and construction; architecture for later life care; age friendly/dementia friendly design. Postgraduate and early career applications are particularly encouraged. Please send an abstract of up to 200 words to sian.beynon-jones@york.ac.uk (opens new window) and ellen.annandale@york.ac.uk (opens new window). The deadline for abstracts is 31st July.

The event is free but places are limited, to reserve a place please register here  (opens new window)