Ageing-Well Design
Design approaches that support physical, mental and social wellbeing for aging populations.
Ageing-well design addresses the built environment's role in supporting healthy, independent and dignified living as people age. This includes residential spaces, healthcare facilities and community infrastructure that accommodate changing physical needs while promoting autonomy and social connection.
The community explores senior living architecture, dementia care facilities, inclusive healthcare spaces and landscape interventions that prioritize accessibility, dignity and community integration for elderly and vulnerable populations.
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THE LINK: A Decentralized Kit of Tools That Weaves Senior Living Into the Everyday City
Jacquelyn Hecker's Co-Life shortlisted entry scatters clinic, library, café and laundromat across the city so older adults stay part of public life.
h-age: A Senior Living Neighbourhood Where Rooms Change as Residents Age
Julia Marques stacks private rooms above a porous public ground floor and designs units that shift between single, double and couple occupancy.
Fi Rrihlath: Scaling the Moroccan Riad into a Senior Living Community Built Around Movement
A People's Choice entry for Co-Life in Rabat that turns the courtyard house into concentric terraces, spiral ramps and shared ground for later life.
Riyadh For All: Rebuilding Rabat's Multigenerational Life Around the Riad Courtyard
An Editor's Choice entry to Co-Life that reads the Moroccan riad as a social system, pairing elders and young residents in an 85:15 shared community.
