ODESSA Project Symposium
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This event will situate the dissemination of ODESSA’s findings within a context of established connections to multiple policy and practice networks and think tanks in the UK. A trans-disciplinary study, ODESSA provides an evidence base for the physical design and social dimensions of an ageing-in-place framework, highlighting the importance of inclusive design and community connectivity to successful ageing-in-place outcomes.
Action towards achieving these outcomes over time will require, alongside a focus on areas of built environment design, attention to community connectivity and, associated areas of high policy priority: loneliness, social isolation or exclusion. This symposium brings evidence from ODESSA together with innovative practice examples from elsewhere on approaches to improving inclusivity and accessibility in the built environment, and tackling loneliness and social isolation through community connectivity, with the aim of further developing together our strategic thinking on ageing-in-place as a practical policy goal.
This event will situate the dissemination of ODESSA’s findings within a context of established connections to multiple policy and practice networks and think tanks in the UK. A trans-disciplinary study, ODESSA provides an evidence base for the physical design and social dimensions of an ageing-in-place framework, highlighting the importance of inclusive design and community connectivity to successful ageing-in-place outcomes.
Action towards achieving these outcomes over time will require, alongside a focus on areas of built environment design, attention to community connectivity and, associated areas of high policy priority: loneliness, social isolation or exclusion. This symposium brings evidence from ODESSA together with innovative practice examples from elsewhere on approaches to improving inclusivity and accessibility in the built environment, and tackling loneliness and social isolation through community connectivity, with the aim of further developing together our strategic thinking on ageing-in-place as a practical policy goal.
Agenda
9:00 Registration & coffee
9:30 The importance of good design - Julia Park, Chair of RIBA Housing Group & Head of Research at Levitt Bernstein Architects
9:40 Loneliness and ageing well: policy challenges and opportunities - Catherine Foot, Director of Evidence, Centre for Ageing Better
Session 1: Age-friendly environment. Chaired by Professor Karim Hadjri
- 9:50 Inclusivity and accessibility in the built environment - The role of standards - Robert Turpin, Healthcare Market Development Manager, BSI Standards
- 10:10 The current status of Part M of the Building Regulations - Luke Turner, Principal Architect, Technical olicy Division, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- 10:30 How housing with adaptive superpowers can be home for a lifetime - Christina McGill, Head of Communications, Habinteg
- 10:50 Q&A
- 11:10 Coffee break
Session 2: Connected communities. Chaired by Professor David Morris
- 11:30 Community Investment: the role of the Housing Association in community participation - Sam Scharf, Head of Community Investment, Orbit Housing Group
- 11:50 Developing an intergenerational approach to social isolation through connected communities in West Cumbria - Suzanne Wilson, Research Fellow in Social Inclusion and Community Development, University of Central Lancashire
- 12:10 The Cares Family: an intergenerational, city-based approach to challenging loneliness in older age - Alex Smith, Founder/CEO, The Cares Family
- 12:30 Q&A
12:50 Lunch
13:50 ODESSA finding on Age-friendly environment - Karim Hadjri, University of Sheffield
14:10 ODESSA finding on Connected communities - David Morris, University of Central Lancashire
14:30 Q&A and closing remarks
15:00 Close
9:00 Registration & coffee
9:30 The importance of good design - Julia Park, Chair of RIBA Housing Group & Head of Research at Levitt Bernstein Architects
9:40 Loneliness and ageing well: policy challenges and opportunities - Catherine Foot, Director of Evidence, Centre for Ageing Better
Session 1: Age-friendly environment. Chaired by Professor Karim Hadjri
- 9:50 Inclusivity and accessibility in the built environment - The role of standards - Robert Turpin, Healthcare Market Development Manager, BSI Standards
- 10:10 The current status of Part M of the Building Regulations - Luke Turner, Principal Architect, Technical olicy Division, Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
- 10:30 How housing with adaptive superpowers can be home for a lifetime - Christina McGill, Head of Communications, Habinteg
- 10:50 Q&A
- 11:10 Coffee break
Session 2: Connected communities. Chaired by Professor David Morris
- 11:30 Community Investment: the role of the Housing Association in community participation - Sam Scharf, Head of Community Investment, Orbit Housing Group
- 11:50 Developing an intergenerational approach to social isolation through connected communities in West Cumbria - Suzanne Wilson, Research Fellow in Social Inclusion and Community Development, University of Central Lancashire
- 12:10 The Cares Family: an intergenerational, city-based approach to challenging loneliness in older age - Alex Smith, Founder/CEO, The Cares Family
- 12:30 Q&A
12:50 Lunch
13:50 ODESSA finding on Age-friendly environment - Karim Hadjri, University of Sheffield
14:10 ODESSA finding on Connected communities - David Morris, University of Central Lancashire
14:30 Q&A and closing remarks
15:00 Close
ODESSA IMPACT CREATION IS FUNDED BY
Knowledge Exchange Impact and Opportunities scheme funded via the ESRC IAA.
Impact and Knowledge Exchange team, Social Sciences Partnership, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield.
Further details on the project can be found at: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/architecture/research/design-engagement-practice/odessa (opens new window)
Knowledge Exchange Impact and Opportunities scheme funded via the ESRC IAA.
Impact and Knowledge Exchange team, Social Sciences Partnership, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Sheffield.
Further details on the project can be found at: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/architecture/research/design-engagement-practice/odessa (opens new window)
