Highlights how architecture needs to rise to the challenge of a demographic revolution

As people sixty-five and older constitute an ever increasingly proportion of population in most industrialized nations, the design of housing and other built provisions needs to be rethought in order to accommodate this ever-expanding ageing population. How can far-reaching architectural solutions play a key part by creating sustainable cities for the changing profile of the population, reducing models of dependency for care and transport while creating opportunities for recreation, leisure and work? This issue reflects on the population challenges facing Europe, Australia, North America, and Asia, offering innovative responses to these problems on a practical and speculative level.

Addresses a major social issue for architects, designers, and studentsIncludes contributions from Arup Global Foresight + Innovation; Baronness Greengross, President of the International Longevity Centre-UK; Matthias Hollwich of HWKN; Jerry Maltz of AIANY Design for Aging; David Birbeck of Design for Homes; Edward Denison, Research Associate at University College London; Kathryn Firth of the London Legacy Development Corporation; Richard Mazuch of IBI Nightingale; architect Walter Menteth; author Jayne Merkel; architect, writer and researcher Terri Peters; Anjali Raje, Executive Director of International Longevity Centre-India and architect Radhika Vaidya; Robert Schmidt of the Adaptable Futures research group at Loughborough University; Sally Stewart of Glasgow School of Architecture; Mark Taylor of The University of Newcastle; and Katherine Wilkinson of RMITFeatures architects including Amie Gross Architects, Ariktema, Dattner Architects, HWKN, Deborah Gans/Gans Studio, JJW Architects, Henning Larsen Architects, Michael Maltzan Architecture, nARCHITECTS, Nord Architects, PRP Architects, and Yanmin Zhou

Lorraine Farrelly is Professor of Architecture and Design and Deputy Head of School at the University of Portsmouth in the UK, and a qualified architect. Her research interests encompass a multi-disciplinary approach at various scales from interior detail to urban concepts. Over the last few years, she has been working with Building for Life with CABE to judge and assess housing across the South of England. She is the author of several titles includingDrawing for Urban Design (Laurence King Publishers), 2011.

EDITORIAL 5
Helen Castle

ABOUT THE GUEST-EDITOR 6
Lorraine Farrelly

INTRODUCTION: Redefining, Reinventing and Realigning Design for Demographic Change 8
Lorraine Farrelly

Remember Who You Are Designing For: An Interview with Baroness Sally Greengross OBE 14
Baroness Sally Greengross and Helen Castle

New Aging: Designing Architecture for All Ages 20
Matthias Hollwich and Matthew Hoff man

Adapting to Global Change: Ageing, Urbanisation and Resilience 28
Francesca Birks and Katherine Prater

Designing for a Lifetime in New York and Other US Cities 36
Jerry Maltz, Christine Hunter, Eric Cohen and Susan Wright

Socially Inclusive Design in Denmark: The Maturing Landscape 46
Terri Peters

Ageing in Suburbia: Designing for Demographic Change in Australia and New Zealand 54
Mark Taylor and Laurie Buys

Housing for the Elderly: The Changing Scenario in India 60
Radhika Vaidya and Anjali Raje

Chinas Concealed Crisis 68
Edward Denison and Guang Yu Ren

Mediating Change: A Japanese Perspective on Adaptable Architecture 74
Robert Schmidt III and Toru Eguchi

Redesigning Domesticity: Creating Homes for the Elderly 80
Sally Stewart

Regeneration for All Generations: The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park 88
Kathryn Firth and Manisha Patel

Happy Meals: Finding Happiness with Hans Becker and the Humanitas Care Model 94
David Birkbeck

Customised Care-Ready Living: A HAPPI-Inspired Design for Evolutionary Housing by Walter Menteth Wren Architects 102
Walter Menteth

Sense-Sensitive Design for the Ageing 108
Richard Mazuch

New Visions: Re-imagine Ageing RIBA Design Competition 2013 112
Lorraine Farrelly

Wanted: Challenging Design Ideas for Ageing 122
Katherine Wilkinson

Housing from 8 to 80: An 3 Ideas Project 126
Lorraine Farrelly

COUNTERPOINT: Designing for an Earlier Age 136
Jayne Merkel

CONTRIBUTORS 142