London Housing LIN 'Designing for an ageing population' Seminar - London
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Description
'Designing for an ageing population',
on Tuesday, 18 November, 9:30am to 12:30pm at RIBA, central London
This free, half day seminar will touch on latest research, award winning designs and the aspirations of residents, leading architects and providers on what makes good housing and desirable living spaces for older people. It will then be followed by a separate afternoon and early evening symposium, hosted by RIBA, that will explore in further detail the connections between design, the built environment and an ageing demographic. It will feature case studies of the most inspiring UK projects and a keynote by Stephen Witherford of Witherford Watson Mann.
We will also be launching a new Housing LIN report by Design for Homes on the key design features from past and recent HAPPI award entries and the lessons that can be learnt to inform and influence future designs of 'age-friendly' mainstream housing and purpose-built specialist housing.
N.B: Booking your place for this event does not enable you to attend RIBA's Symposium or evening event. If you wish to attend both, please register separately at www.architecture.com/ageingsymp (opens new window)
'Designing for an ageing population',
on Tuesday, 18 November, 9:30am to 12:30pm at RIBA, central London
This free, half day seminar will touch on latest research, award winning designs and the aspirations of residents, leading architects and providers on what makes good housing and desirable living spaces for older people. It will then be followed by a separate afternoon and early evening symposium, hosted by RIBA, that will explore in further detail the connections between design, the built environment and an ageing demographic. It will feature case studies of the most inspiring UK projects and a keynote by Stephen Witherford of Witherford Watson Mann.
We will also be launching a new Housing LIN report by Design for Homes on the key design features from past and recent HAPPI award entries and the lessons that can be learnt to inform and influence future designs of 'age-friendly' mainstream housing and purpose-built specialist housing.
N.B: Booking your place for this event does not enable you to attend RIBA's Symposium or evening event. If you wish to attend both, please register separately at www.architecture.com/ageingsymp (opens new window)
Programme
- 9.30 Registration and refreshments
- 10.00 Welcome & introduction - Jeremy Porteus, Director, Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- 10.05 Ageing, housing and design: Building the evidence base - Anne Dye, Head of Technical Research, Royal Institute of British Architects
- 10.30 Lessons from HAPPI award winning designs - David Birkbeck, Chief Executive, Design for Homes
- 11.00 Shifting Thinking - co-designing homes for aspirational ageing - Julia Ashley, Executive Director Commercial Services, C&C; David and Lee Smith, Residents and David McMahon, Architect
- 11.40 Designing for health and well-being in later life - Sarah Wigglesworth, Professor of Architecture, University of Sheffield
- 12.10 Questions and panel debate
- 12.30 Close
- 9.30 Registration and refreshments
- 10.00 Welcome & introduction - Jeremy Porteus, Director, Housing Learning and Improvement Network
- 10.05 Ageing, housing and design: Building the evidence base - Anne Dye, Head of Technical Research, Royal Institute of British Architects
- 10.30 Lessons from HAPPI award winning designs - David Birkbeck, Chief Executive, Design for Homes
- 11.00 Shifting Thinking - co-designing homes for aspirational ageing - Julia Ashley, Executive Director Commercial Services, C&C; David and Lee Smith, Residents and David McMahon, Architect
- 11.40 Designing for health and well-being in later life - Sarah Wigglesworth, Professor of Architecture, University of Sheffield
- 12.10 Questions and panel debate
- 12.30 Close