TECHNE 14 (2017): Architecture and social innovation
Research and Experimentation

Age-friendly cities: public and private space

Daniela Bosia
DAD - Dipartimento di Architettura e Design, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
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Yu Zhang
School of Architecture, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Francesca Thiebat
DAD - Dipartimento di Architettura e Design, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Lorenzo Savio
DAD - Dipartimento di Architettura e Design, Politecnico di Torino, Italy
TECHNE 14 (2017): Architecture and social innovation

Published 2017-11-27

Keywords

  • elderly people,
  • social inclusion,
  • accessibility,
  • user-centred design

How to Cite

Bosia, D., Zhang, Y., Thiebat, F., & Savio, L. (2017). Age-friendly cities: public and private space. TECHNE - Journal of Technology for Architecture and Environment, (14), 319–327. https://doi.org/10.13128/Techne-20834

Abstract

An age-friendly city is the result of an integrated approach centred on people’s needs, where user satisfaction is the main goal of design, both in public and private spaces. “Age-friendliness” must be founded on a multidisciplinary approach: if the city and the constructions represented (outdoor spaces and buildings; transportation; housing) are the “hardware” (tangible), then the age-friendly community (social participation; respect and social inclusion; civic participation and employment; communication and information) is the “software (intangible). Tangible and intangible issues must work together in order to effectively meet elderly people’s needs.

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