Age-integrated Housing and Neighbourhoods
Symposium for architects, planners, care providers, policy makers and academic researchers on buildings and neighbourhoods for ageing societies.
We are in the midst of a profound demographic shift, as ageing populations across the Global North challenge established models of welfare, housing, and care.
This interdisciplinary symposium explores how the built environment can promote healthy ageing, postpone care needs, and foster inclusive communities. The symposium is based on the network 'Age-integrated Housing and Neighbourhoods', bringing together researchers from architecture, urban planning, anthropology, health, and social sciences.
Contributors examine ageing from multiple perspectives and scales. Sessions explore how individual residents with dementia navigate their neighbourhoods, how minority ethnic families arrange multigenerational living spaces, and how cities translate age-friendly policies into built form. Through case studies and evidence from across Europe and North America, the symposium reveals that supportive environments require understanding the complex interplay between physical design, social relationships, and diverse ageing experiences.