Title & Author:

Architectures of ageing in place / edited by Anuradha Chatterjee.

Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, [2026]
©2026

Description:

xvii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : plural practices in architectures of ageing in place / Anuradha Chatterjee -- Retrofitting modern architecture to age in place : Lisbon, Portugal / António Carvalho -- Co-creating spatial justice in high-rise naturally occurring retirement communities (NORCs) in Manchester, UK / Niamh Kavanagh, Mark Hammond, Chris Phillipson, and Alan Lewis -- Innovation by use : spatial agency and interpretative flexibility in housing for older adults / Ebba Högström and Catharina Nord -- Housing senior citizens in Singapore : ageing-in-place in the community / Leng Leng THANG, Chye Kiang HENG, Emi Kiyota and Yuxin CAO -- Post-occupancy evaluation of elderly/senior housing projects in India / Madhura Yadav and Saurabh Sharma -- Tale of two apartments : older adults ageing in high-rise in New Zealand / Jane Waterhouse, Alessandro Premier, Paola Boarin, and Vanessa Burholt -- Getting in place : ethnographic observations of homemaking in new-build almshousing in Central London / Sam Clark and Juliet Davis -- Moving and/or adapting the house to age well in place : focus on residential experiences of (future) older people / Gewndoline Schaff, Jan Vanrie, Catherine Elsen, Ann Petermans, and Fabienne Courtejoie -- Ageing against the machine / Neeraj Chatia, Ignacio G. Galán, and Karen Kubey.

Summary:

"Architectures of Ageing in Place provides curated critical perspectives, from a practice-based research point of view, of buildings that are purpose built and/or refurbished to accommodate housing and care needs of older people aging in place in high rise/medium rise integrated communities. This book identifies design innovations, in line with policy innovations, that have been made across private and public sectors to accommodate wellbeing and quality of life of older people living in integrated communities, that continue to foster intergenerational dialogue and exchange, and advance social citizenship. Case studies from a diverse range of geographies are examined including Portugal, Singapore, India, New Zealand, UK, Sweden, Belgium and the United States. Chapters are grounded in evidence-based research including substantial primary data and post-occupancy evaluation, specifically the evaluation of architecture's 'social performance'. Projects highlight high-rise / medium-rise as an emerging and successful typology in accommodating residential and care needs of older people. Taking a broad, interdisciplinary approach, this book will be a helpful reference not only for architects, designers and urban planners but also students and practitioners in health and social care, gerontology/ageing, and medical sociology"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

9781032571232 hardback
1032571233
9781032571188 paperback
1032571187
ebook
9781003437918

Subject:

Domestic architecture for older people.
Population aging Social aspects.
Architecture domestique pour personnes âgées.
Vieillissement de la population Aspect social.

Added entries:

Chatterjee, Anuradha, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 324101
Call No.: 324101
Copy: 1
Status: Available