International Conference on Aging and Architecture
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The Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design presents New Aging, an international conference on aging and architecture.
New Aging is a uniquely strategic conference, complemented by hands-on workshops, matchmaking sessions, and open houses at collaborating institutions. Guests within and outside of the design profession will provide the professional and visionary background of the conference, leading to a manifesto on "New Aging" in architecture.
New Aging will investigate recent advances in architecture and urbanism dealing with age-related challenges; ones that assure the best utilization with the utmost dignity for age.
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New Aging offers 48 hours of innovation, creativity and inspiration in the form of top-notch speakers, matchmaking events, hands-on labs, and other unique surprises unfolding in an inclusive environment.
Prototyping the Future
Workshop Session Friday, October 110am to 3pm
Envisioning the future
Conference Session Friday, October 15pm to 8pm
Visiting the future
Conference Session Saturday, October 210am to 2pm
Applying the future
Conference Session Saturday, October 22pm to 6pm
Architecture has failed to find a mechanism for dealing with the body's transformation as it ages. Modernism’s obsession with youth culture and its reinvention of traditional family structures rendered its designs powerless in this realm. Contemporary design yields more from regulations than a concern for ergonomics and the efficacy of good architecture. These workshops will search for a new type of architecture that envisions aging as a normal part of life. A new approach to architecture of aging to help reintegrate the elderly into community life.
Workshop Facilitator:
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Eric Wilmot
Leads innovation and business design solutions at Wolff Olins; A business design and brand growth strategist; Work focuses on the intersection of business, design, and social/environmental impact.
A collection of 5 innovators and thinkers will shed light on how we can avoid common problems when aging. Topics from "How we can avoid aging" to "Will a robot care for my mom?" will vary in message and approach with a futuristic twist.
Confirmed speakers include:
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Jose Colucci
Practice lead for IDEO’s Health group in Boston, with interest in social trends and design for the aging population.
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Joseph F. Coughlin
Founder and Director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab, named one of America’s 12 pioneers inventing the future of retirement and aging by the Wall Street Journal.
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Dr. Aubrey de Grey
Chief Science Officer of SENS Foundation, a biomedical gerontologist, Editor-in-Chief of Rejuvenation Research, Fellow of both the Gerontological Society of America and the American Aging Association.
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Robert Kane Pappas
Director / Writer of To Age or Not To Age, a film that tracks the pioneers in the field of anti-aging research while addressing some of the moral, religious, practical and economic implications of increased lifespan.
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Greg Stock
CEO of Signum Biosciences, a biophysicist, best-selling author, biotech entrepreneur, and the former director of the Program on Medicine, Technology and Society at UCLA School of Medicine.
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Arlene Weintraub
Author of Selling the Fountain of Youth, a book about the anti-aging industry; has over fifteen years of experience writing about health care, including the science and business of health.
Political leaders, and doers will present concepts, ideas, visions, and plans on how society adapts to aging challenges and what innovations are in the pipeline and are about to be realized.
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Dan Cinelli
Principal at Perkins Eastman, the leading architectural firm for senior living products.
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Arnoud Gelauff
Principal at Arons Gelauff Architecten, Architect and urban planner for award-winning buildings in the Netherlands.
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Matthias Hollwich
Principal at HollwichKushner (HWKN), which specializes in designing physical, digital, and branded spaces; Projects include Mini Rooftop NYC for BMW’s Mini and Aging in Africa
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Erhard An-He Kinzelbach
Founder of KNOWSPACE, an architecture practice with innovative projects built in Europe and China; has received numerous awards, is widely published, and internationally exhibited.
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Emi Kiyota
Founder and President of Ibasho; Environmental Gerontologist and organizational culture change expert.
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Juergen Mayer H.
Founder and Principal of J. MAYER H Architects; Focuses on works at the intersection of architecture, communication, and new technology.
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Manuel Ocana
Architecture and Thought Production Office, Mastermind behind Santa Rinta, a centre that distinguishes itself from a hospital-like environment by incorporating wide open spaces and interconnected zones.
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Charles Renfro
Partner at Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Project Leader on Eyebeam, Blur, and the Boston Institute of Contemporary Art; Design Principal for the High Line.
A collection of 6 high-energy innovators and thinkers will present visionary projects that are instrumental in outlining a new future of aging architecture.
Confirmed speakers include:
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Madeline Gins
American artist, architect and poet, Co-Founder of the Architectural Body Research Foundation and initiator of Architecture Against Death.
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Sylvana Joseph and JG Sandom
Authors of Gramma Sutra - sex advice for the elderly
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Victor Regnier
Author of 6 books as well as 60 articles and book chapters dealing with various aspects of housing and community planning for the elderly.
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Dr. William Thomas
Founder of the Eden Alternative and the Green House, Winner of many awards and author of multiple books, engaged in a life long passion for improving the well-being of older people.
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Barbara Trimble
Founder and CEO of Extended Family, with an interest to “help people age on their terms” and promotes the elderly to stay active, independent, and on their feet!
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Students from the Architectural Department of UPenn
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A limited number of tickets are available to the public on a first-come first-served basis. Registration and payment can be made online. If you would like more information about the New Aging Conference, or are interested in speaking at or sponsoring the Conference, please contact Matthias Hollwich.
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Location
University of Pennsylvania
School of Design
Department of Architecture
207 Meyerson Hall
210 S. 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email: info@new-aging.com
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