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Design of a therapeutic garden in Pleszew
17 November 2017
Design of a therapeutic garden in Pleszew
17 November 2017
Laboratory of Architecture 60+ together with the Residential Home and the Polish Society of Gerontology in Pleszew participated in the ‘Wielkopolskie Innowacje Społeczne’ competition. We prepared guidelines and conceptual design of a therapeutic garden for the residents of the center for the Residential Home (DPS).  (more…)
Expertise on examining the housing needs of seniors and indicating significant problems and deficits in the area of senior housing
14 November 2017
Expertise on examining the housing needs of seniors and indicating significant problems and deficits in the area of senior housing
14 November 2017
    The report commissioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction, Housing Department, to examine the housing needs of seniors and to identify significant problems and deficits in the area of senior housing. (more…)
A project of supporting interiors at the Residential Home in Lisówki
12 November 2017
A project of supporting interiors at the Residential Home in Lisówki
12 November 2017
The Laboratory of Architecture 60+ designed interiors in the Residential Home (DPS): a day room and a therapy room. The implementation of the project will take place in Residential Home in Lisówki near Poznań. (more…)
Training: ‘Creating Space without Barriers. Universal Design as an Architect’s Work Tool’
25 October 2017
Training: ‘Creating Space without Barriers. Universal Design as an Architect’s Work Tool’
25 October 2017
    At the Faculty of Architecture of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, a training was organized by the Silesian Regional Chamber of Architects of the Republic of Poland and SARP Katowice / Architecture Gallery, which was led by Iwona Benek, PhD Eng. Arch. on the subject of ‘Shaping Space without Barriers. Universal Design as an Architect's Work tool’. (more…)
Educational project and the ‘Śląskie Przysiadki’ competition – Gliwice, Silesian University of Technology
17 October 2017
Educational project and the ‘Śląskie Przysiadki’ competition – Gliwice, Silesian University of Technology
17 October 2017
The Faculty of Architecture at the Silesian University of Technology has started a new educational project and student competition ‘ŚLĄSKIE PRZYSIADKI’, in which the Laboratory of Architecture is a co-organizer. (more…)
Training Series: Ergonomics and design in the creation of facilities with the function of supporting older people
26 September 2017
Training Series: Ergonomics and design in the creation of facilities with the function of supporting older people
26 September 2017
The series of trainings for architects led by vice-president Anna Szewczenko deals with the issues of functional and ergonomic solutions in the projects of geriatric care facilities (help houses, day-care homes, senior homes, senior apartments, rehabilitation centers, etc.) concerning the efficiency of caring and nursing activities. (more…)