Variables that could be effective: (1). The age of the residents, refer to their era of youth and nostalgia of outdoor-activity, based on each local popular culture. (2). Level of health and mobility of residence, related to the level of their physical abilities for outdoor activity versus our modern style of entertainment & urban design (3). Accessibility of proper food & transportation, based on their age and need of possible healthcare facilities, close-by. 

Many thanks Faranack. Are you aware of any recent projects which could be useful for us to look at?  Or of any local authorities' recent policy making which has supported similar projects?

It is my pleasure, Elena; I am not aware of any recent similar project yet.

Hi,

there is a group working on architecture in a demographically changed society at

Technische Universität Dresden

Fakultät Architektur

Institut für Gebäudelehre und Entwerfen

Emmy Noether-Nachwuchsgruppe

„Architektur im demografischen Wandel“

Dr.-Ing. Gesine Marquardt

01062 Dresden, Germany

Last time I had contact was in 2014.

I know there is some research on Alzheimer's and aging and the benefits of arts in their wellbeing. Academically that is one place to look at the success of it. I am not totally aware of any case studies, but you can email and ask some communes. A good website to look at is http://www.wwoof.net/ and perhaps particularly, http://www.horselakefarmcoop.ca/ceeds/.

Hi Elini

you could try these references. I've just started working with real estates and property managers so slightly different area. I also know that the last round of Churchill Fellowships awarded one to an Architect from Tasmania who was looking at aging and dementia. So perhaps you could follow that up?

best wishes

Erika

1.      Gabriel, M., Faulkner , D. and Stirling, C. (2015) Housing priorities of people with dementia: security, continuity and support, AHURI Final Report No. 242, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, http://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/242.

2.      Buffel, T., Phillipston, C. and Scharf, T. (2012) ‘Aging in urban environments: Developing ‘age-friendly’ cities’ Critical social policy, 32(4): 597–617.

3.      Baldwin, C., Osborne, C. and Smith, P., (2012) Infill Development for Older Australians in South East Queensland; An Analysis of the Preferences of Older Australians in an Urban Environment, www.usc.edu.au/seniorliving

4.      Annear, M.J., Cushman, G., Gidlow, B., Keeling, S., Wilkinson, T., and Hopkins, H., (2014) ‘A place for visual research methods in the field of leisure studies?’ Leisure Studies, 33(6): 618-643.

There is research in the Netherlands about the built environment for people with dementia. You will find relevant information on the website of Henri Snel (Head of Inter-Architecture and lecturer research at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy Amsterdam). I have been in contact with him in 2013.

http://alzheimer-architecture.nl/mission-2/

Many thanks for your suggestions. It has been a great help. Sorry if I came back late to respond to all of you colleagues, but I was away for few days of holiday and a big conference.

Many thanks Concha. It is a long time we did not have a chat.  Yes, I am considering a variety of case studies and projects, as I am currently working in a research cluster having main aim to write a couple of bids initially at national level.