An Urban Architecture To Nuture People Affected By Alzheimers Disease

This edited volume addresses the environments that exacerbate, exclude, and stigmatise those living with dementia to explore designs and processes that can optimise well-being and independence. Featuring the voices and opinions of people with dementia, the chapters showcase individual homes, special dementia facilities, different forms of care homes, and public spaces, from landscape to urbanism, as examples of how to meet the needs and preferences for those living with dementia now. As a response to a recent Cochrane meta-analysis (2022) which highlighted the problems associated with using traditional, medically orientated evaluative methods for environmental design, this book demonstrates a range of research methods that can be used to inform and investigate good co-design of dementia-enabling environments. Furthermore, the book addresses cultural differences in people's needs and illustrates past, ongoing, and novel initiatives worldwide. Ultimately, this timely volume focuses on person-centred design that enables empowerment, quality of life, health, and citizenship in people living with dementia. It will be of value to researchers, scholars, and postgraduate students studying gerontology, dementia specifically, and those involved with architecture and the built environment for societal benefit more broadly.

The thesis will show that when coupled with front-end, in depth research, architecture can provide an environment that improves the lives of not only those suffering from Alzheimer's disease, but the lives of the caregiver(s) and the aging in general. The method of approach will include research of the human sensory system, phenomenology and perception, the study of materials and lighting, observation and study of existing care facilities, and research of existing published guidelines. Issues of daylighting, good lighting design, acoustical support, tactile components, wayfinding, social interaction, orientation, safety, and independence will be investigated as they relate to the sensory system of the Alzheimer's sufferer as well as their relationship to the design of a more comfortable and healthier environment for the patient and the caregiver(s). This thesis has touched on a number of topics, with the most successful topic appearing to be the study of the relationship between the senses and environmental behaviors of the person with Alzheimer's disease. Other successful results were the initial development of the Interactive Memory Wall (IMW) and the Memory Hearth. While architecture cannot solve all issues for the Alzheimer's sufferer, the conclusion will show that there is a real need for continued empirical research in the design of environments for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia and that in order for design to promote well-being for this population, architects must incorporate front-end and in depth research into their design process.

Over the past fifty years we have seen an enormous demographic shift in the number of people migrating to urban areas, proliferated by factors such as industrialisation and globalisation. Urban migration has led to numerous societal stressors such as pollution, overcrowding, unemployment, and resource, which in turn has contributed to psychiatric disorders within urban spaces. Rates of mental illness, addictions, and violence are higher in urban areas and changes in social network systems and support have increased levels of social isolation and lack of social support. Part of the Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series, Urban Mental Health brings together international perspectives on urbanisation, its impacts on mental health, the nature of the built environment, and the dynamic nature of social engagement. Containing 24 chapters on key topics such as research challenges, adolescent mental health, and suicides in cities, this resource provides a refreshing look at the challenges faced by clinicians and mental health care professionals today. Emphasis is placed on findings from low- and middle-income countries where expansion is rapid and resources limited bridging the gap in research findings.

Articles on the nature of consumerism in relation to architectural practice.

The 21st century will be the century of multicultural cities, of the struggle for equality and diversity and the struggle against fundamentalism. Cosmopolis II presents a truly global tour of contemporary cities - from Birmingham to Rotterdam, Frankfurt to Berlin, Sydney to Vancouver, and Chicago to East St. Louis. Passionately written and superbly illustrated with a range of specially commissioned images, Cosmopolis II is a visionary book of our urban future.

An anthology of articles from recent issues of "Architectural Design", this text focuses on living in the 21st century and takes from "Des-res architecture", "The everyday in architecture" and "Ephemeral/portable architecture" and with a small selection from "Sci-fi architecture".