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Lost in Space: Architecture and Dementia
Eckhard Feddersen (Ed.)
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Description for Lost in Space: Architecture and Dementia
Hardback. How can we provide good spatial orientation for people with dementia? This book addresses this question extensively in a selection of professional essays and projects that also carve out specific requirements for various disciplines. Editor(s): Feddersen, Eckhard; Ludtke, Insa. Num Pages: 224 pages, 80 black & white illustrations, 320 colour illustrations, 80 schw.-w. u. 320 farb. Abb. BIC Classification: AM; JFFG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 299 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1250.
Dementia presents immense challenges – both for individuals as well as for society as a whole. More than 35 million people all over the world currently live with dementia, a number that is expected to double by 2050. This also has implications for architecture and urban planning because dementia often affects people’s sense of orientation and their ability to perceive space. How can homes, apartments, public buildings, outdoor spaces, neighbourhoods and cities, as well as environments and infrastructure, be designed to meet the needs of people with dementia as well as those of their caregivers? And can a consideration of ... Read more
Dementia presents immense challenges – both for individuals as well as for society as a whole. More than 35 million people all over the world currently live with dementia, a number that is expected to double by 2050. This also has implications for architecture and urban planning because dementia often affects people’s sense of orientation and their ability to perceive space. How can homes, apartments, public buildings, outdoor spaces, neighbourhoods and cities, as well as environments and infrastructure, be designed to meet the needs of people with dementia as well as those of their caregivers? And can a consideration of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Birkhauser
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
1249 g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, Switzerland
ISBN
9783038215004
SKU
V9783038215004
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About Eckhard Feddersen (Ed.)
Eckhard Feddersen is an architect specializing in building forchildren and the elderly. Insa Lüdtke is an architect and journalist.
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