Lost in space
Subtitle: architecture and dementia
By: Eckhard Feddersen,  Insa Lüdtke (eds.).
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Basel; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9783038215004
Subjects: Barrier-free design for people with mental disabilities; Architecture; Psychological aspects; Dementia; Patients; Care; Orientation (Psychology)
Work titles: Raumverloren. English
Description: "How can we provide good spatial orientation for people with dementia? More than 35 million people worldwide currently live with dementia, and the number will double by 2050 according to professional forecasts. This development also presents a unique challenge to architecture and urban planning, because dementia is associated with problems in orientation and, hence, is closely related to spatial contexts. Questions such as these are addressed extensively in a selection of professional essays that also carve out specific requirements for various disciplines"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 220).
Table of contents: title: Architecture and space; title: Indivual and society; title: House and courtyard; title: Block and quarter; title: Town and country.