{"id":27312,"date":"2015-11-02T10:41:27","date_gmt":"2015-11-02T10:41:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=27312"},"modified":"2015-11-11T12:57:45","modified_gmt":"2015-11-11T12:57:45","slug":"open-for-entries-student-design-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/no-logo\/open-for-entries-student-design-competition","title":{"rendered":"Building for the older person"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The European Federation for Living has launched a student design competition for new-build accessible housing for the elderly.<\/p>\n<p>The competition responds to a compelling change in demographic: by 2060, over half of Europe and the UK\u2019s population will be past retirement age.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_27451\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/oldcouple_resized.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27451\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/oldcouple_resized-480x220.jpg\" alt=\"Without accessible housing, the elderly might be excluded from fully participating in the community, even though they add as much vibrancy and resources to it as any other \" width=\"480\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Without accessible housing, the elderly might be excluded from fully participating in the community, even though they add as much vibrancy and resources to it as any other<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dr Manhaz Shah, a design theory convener and lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University, encourages students to participate in the initiative. \u201cOne of the obstacles in accessible housing in Wales lies in the lack of emphasis on flexible design solutions that don\u2019t isolate senior citizens completely,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The EFL seeks innovative solutions to this exact problem, among others. \u201cA goal of the project is to encourage students to provide creative, holistic approaches to accessible housing, like \u2018lifetime neighbourhoods\u2019 that expand [senior citizens\u2019] access and inclusivity,\u201d says a researcher at Habinteg Housing Association, a member of the EFL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good housing for elderly people is a major challenge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[10258,3320,10261,79,10256,145,10264,3050,359,10257,10262,10260,10259,10266,10263,10265,10101],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.9 - 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