Boomers to Zoomers: Designing for the generations
LDA and Matt+Fiona collaborate with youth group on HS2 ‘meanwhile use’ community garden
Local youth take centre stage in designing a new community garden near Euston Station
From the ground up: Ackroyd Lowrie on a mission to turn school leavers into architects with real work experience
With a focus on innovation and access, the east London studio is leading the charge in the architectural education revolution. Ben Flatman reports on how they are helping a new generation of architects to design the cities of tomorrow
Creating communities for all: Jenny Buterchi on PRP’s vision for age-inclusive living
As part of BD’s Boomers to Zoomers series, Mary Richardson went to talk to Jenny Buterchi, partner at PRP and lead of the firm’s Later Living team, to learn more about her vision for design and placemaking that better serve the needs of an ageing population
Building communities, not just homes: The case for intergenerational living
Satish Jassal on how innovative architecture and intergenerational living can help deliver solutions to the challenges of later life care and community cohesion
How Essex teenagers are shaping their community with a little help from MATT+FIONA
Mary Richardson went to meet a group of young people in Colchester whose ‘inspirational’ input is helping shape the design of a new garden village. They spoke about the innovative ways they are being empowered to contribute to this new community with support from young peoples’ placemaking champions MATT+FIONA.
Housing providers and charities urge government to adopt accessibility standards for new-build homes
The Centre for Ageing Better says 250,000 more accessible homes could have been built if the previous government had adopted the regulations
Meet Fern the diplodocus, star of a Natural History Museum garden redesign
The golden dinosaur is the main attraction in a garden makeover that looks set to inspire young ecologists, Mary Richards writes
‘A glimpse of new horizons’: Cooke Fawcett’s reworking of Cockpit’s craft incubator
A new craft garden and expanded public space enhances visibility and access for makers and the wider community, writes Mary Richardson
In pictures: GPAD’s refurbished north London pavilion
Pavilion revamped for the London Festival of Architecture
V&A displays children’s visions of a London cityscape adapted to climate change
Works by hundreds of 9-10-year-olds will be shown as part of the Climate Change All Change programme
Uxbridge Bower: Reimagining the ‘granny annexe’
In Uxbridge, West London, Bureau de Change redefines the traditional annexe with Uxbridge Bower, a compact yet elegant pavilion that fosters intergenerational living
Mae’s multi-generational living scheme: A model for inclusive community housing
Mæ Architects unveils Block S01, a multi-generational residential development, featuring council homes, extra care flats, and community facilities designed to foster engagement and connection
Under The Big Roof… Charity unites generations and nurtures skills that last a lifetime
Forest School Camps required a new hub where volunteers of all ages could meet and work together. Mole Architects and Invisible Studio delivered, writes Ben Flatman
Building Design launches campaign focused on designing for different generations
Boomers to Zoomers will look at the challenges inherent in meeting intergenerational design needs
Boomers to Zoomers: Designing for the Generations
As BD launches its new campaign, Ben Flatman sets out the challenges and themes that it will explore
Why we need an intergenerational approach to urban design and architecture
Ben Flatman introduces BD’s new ‘Boomers to Zoomers: Designing for the Generations’ campaign
Alma-nac unveils redesign of Tooting community incubator for Business Launchpad
Scheme delivers updated facilities and strong visual presence on the high street
Loader Monteith with Studio SJM unveil new specialist learning hub
The new hub provides a vocational learning environment for young people with complex educational and emotional needs
We are neglecting the needs of young people, planning experts tell MPs
Only 6% of housing developments involve architects, parliamentary inquiry into young people and the built environment is told
The inquiry into young people and the built environment is our chance to deliver for future generations
Built environment professionals need to seize this opportunity to influence the public debate, writes Dinah Bornat
In pictures: Cobham Bowers by Coffey Architects
Later life living scheme draws on local architectural vernacular
Parliamentary inquiry into young people and the built environment starts hearing evidence
First witnesses highlight importance of access to outdoor space and need for joined-up planning policies
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