Architecture for all: ageing & aged: a perspective from academia and practice in Malaysia

Empathy in Architecture is not an option but remain a choice by most architects and architecture students as one of the factors in design considerations. According to WHO, more people (comparing with which duration) lives beyond world average life expectancy of 81years old and occurs in all society....

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Main Authors:	Mohd Nawawi, Norwina, Abdullah, Fadzidah, Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita, Abdul Rahim, Asiah, Abdul Rahim, Zaiton, Denan, Zuraini
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	NA Architecture NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/52244/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52244/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52244/1/ArchForAll-Ageing%26Aged-280916-NMNR.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/52244/2/UIA_ARCASIA_Symposium.pdf

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spelling	iium-522442018-05-22T00:41:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/52244/ Architecture for all: ageing & aged: a perspective from academia and practice in Malaysia Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Abdullah, Fadzidah Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Abdul Rahim, Asiah Abdul Rahim, Zaiton Denan, Zuraini NA Architecture NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities Empathy in Architecture is not an option but remain a choice by most architects and architecture students as one of the factors in design considerations. According to WHO, more people (comparing with which duration) lives beyond world average life expectancy of 81years old and occurs in all society. This presentation aimed at capturing the facts of Ageing and Aged as natural phenomena of living for all humans and the need for architecture, as a noble profession, to address these needs as a second nature in design. Case studies of Malaysian scenario from a demographic profile, good and bad practices - through facilities by example and design guidelines provision are discussed and presented. As we aged, we realised how much we depend on the empathy of the present architecture to empower the ageing generation, some independence with dignity, and thus will not burden the next generation of our incapability. The future is indeed now and always. 2016-09-28 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52244/1/ArchForAll-Ageing%26Aged-280916-NMNR.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/52244/2/UIA_ARCASIA_Symposium.pdf Mohd Nawawi, Norwina and Abdullah, Fadzidah and Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita and Abdul Rahim, Asiah and Abdul Rahim, Zaiton and Denan, Zuraini (2016) Architecture for all: ageing & aged: a perspective from academia and practice in Malaysia. In: UIA-Symposium on Asian Age-Friendly City, 28th September 2016, Hong Kong. (Unpublished) http://www.uia.archi/en/exercer/nouvelles/10707#.WARrZeCGOUk
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spellingShingle	NA Architecture NA2545.A1 Architecture and people with disabilities Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Abdullah, Fadzidah Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Abdul Rahim, Asiah Abdul Rahim, Zaiton Denan, Zuraini Architecture for all: ageing & aged: a perspective from academia and practice in Malaysia
description	Empathy in Architecture is not an option but remain a choice by most architects and architecture students as one of the factors in design considerations. According to WHO, more people (comparing with which duration) lives beyond world average life expectancy of 81years old and occurs in all society. This presentation aimed at capturing the facts of Ageing and Aged as natural phenomena of living for all humans and the need for architecture, as a noble profession, to address these needs as a second nature in design. Case studies of Malaysian scenario from a demographic profile, good and bad practices - through facilities by example and design guidelines provision are discussed and presented. As we aged, we realised how much we depend on the empathy of the present architecture to empower the ageing generation, some independence with dignity, and thus will not burden the next generation of our incapability. The future is indeed now and always.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Abdullah, Fadzidah Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Abdul Rahim, Asiah Abdul Rahim, Zaiton Denan, Zuraini
author_facet	Mohd Nawawi, Norwina Abdullah, Fadzidah Abdul Majid, Noor Hanita Abdul Rahim, Asiah Abdul Rahim, Zaiton Denan, Zuraini
author_sort	Mohd Nawawi, Norwina
title	Architecture for all: ageing & aged: a perspective from academia and practice in Malaysia
title_short	Architecture for all: ageing & aged: a perspective from academia and practice in Malaysia
title_full	Architecture for all: ageing & aged: a perspective from academia and practice in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Architecture for all: ageing & aged: a perspective from academia and practice in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Architecture for all: ageing & aged: a perspective from academia and practice in Malaysia
title_sort	architecture for all: ageing & aged: a perspective from academia and practice in malaysia
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/52244/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52244/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/52244/1/ArchForAll-Ageing%26Aged-280916-NMNR.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/52244/2/UIA_ARCASIA_Symposium.pdf
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Architecture for all: ageing & aged: a perspective from academia and practice in Malaysia

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