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Caring for Older People Design CompetitionInternational Student Design CompetitionSubmission Deadline: March 2, 2009  The RIBA are working with DWA Architects to launch the DWA Architects Caring for Older People Design Competition. DWA Architects are one of the leading designers of Care Homes in the UK and are currently celebrating their 20th Anniversary. DWA Architects are organizing this ideas competition, open to all architectural students, to mark this event. The competition is jointly sponsored by DWA Architects and BUPA Care Homes. The theme of the competition is designing for older people in 60 to 70 years time. DWA Architects have been designing care homes for older people for 20 years, but how will they look in the future? Will the care home concept be similar to that of today? Will care homes still be located predominantly in built up areas? Will the facilities provided be the same? How will social, economic and environmental sustainability affect the design? Will the current culture be the same? We have seen design standards for the physically disabled develop and become the norm. Design standards for those who live with other forms of disability, including Dementia are now being formulated. What form will these take and how will these shape the care home of tomorrow? How will furniture and landscape design be affected? None of us can see into the future, but we can all imagine. We therefore invite you to use your imagination and show us your ideas. Furthermore, you can ignore the tangle of legislation and just base your concept designs on your ideas of what form care for older people should take in an ideal world. Timetable: Prizes:  Further Information: |