Designing for Success: Integrating Theories of Human Development into Architectural Design for Intergenerational Programming

Norouzi, Neda; Swenson, Andrea; Harvey, Sarah

doi:10.1080/15350770.2022.2113951

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“…The children who participated in the current study provided meaningful insight reflecting the experience of intergenerational activities and the impacts of the built environment on the quality and variety of these interactions. Children’s ideas about the placement, design, and flexibility of generation-specific and intergenerational spaces mirror and amplify recommendations from previous scholarship (e.g., Gandini, 1997; Kaplan et al, 2007; Norouzi et al, 2015, 2019). Themes that emerged from the children’s interviews and drawings can guide architects and designers in creating new intergenerational shared sites.…”

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confidence: 59%

“…Children’s verbal responses to interview questions were supported and amplified by the drawings they made during the interviews. In the current study, children also offer ideas that adults have not identified in extant literature on design of intergenerational spaces (Kaplan et al, 2007; Norouzi, 2016). Taken together, the children endorse colocating youth and elder services and offer insight to designing programs that promote positive intergenerational interactions.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Architects and landscape architects should plan outdoor spaces with features that provide safety while allowing older adults and/or children to choose how they utilize the space when they access outdoor areas. Such flexibility supports decision-making and autonomy development (Norouzi et al, 2019). Child development centers and older adult care centers are typically required to provide age-specific outdoor spaces; these may be designed to accommodate persons of multiple age groups.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Factors besides proximity predict outcomes of shared site and nonshared site intergenerational programs (e.g., Galbraith et al, 2015). One important factor is the built environment that has been associated with participant outcomes (Norouzi et al, 2015(Norouzi et al, , 2019. For example, investigators determined that a centralized multipurpose space that included two-way and observation windows and was welcoming to individuals of different ages and abilities (Norouzi et al, 2022), provided participants an opportunity to watch from outside, have visual interaction through the two-way window, or go inside and join the intergenerational interaction (Norouzi et al, 2015(Norouzi et al, , 2019.…”

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“…A best practice of intergenerational programming includes involving younger and older participants in the program development (Jarrott et al, 2019) and environmental design (Norouzi et al, 2019) of intergenerational shared sites. The practices stem from the Reggio Emilia (Gandini, 1997) philosophy of the child as a competent learner, capable of indicating their preferences if caregivers learn to observe and honor their cues.…”

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Designing Intergenerational Spaces: What to Learn From Children

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Objectives: Adopting recommendations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, this study addresses the value of children’s input on the architectural design of the built environment of intergenerational shared sites and the intergenerational interactions that took place there. Background: Intergenerational programs bring children and older adults together, inviting them to interact, exchange ideas and support each other. Most intergenerational programs are planned by staff and often take place in a multipurpose room without direct input from child or older adult participants. Methods: Data for this study were collected through interviews and drawings from 16 children at three intergenerational centers in Hawaii, Kansas, and Virginia. The interviews were transcribed, analyzed, coded, and categorized. Child development experts analyzed the drawings to better understand how children experience their surrounding environment. Results: Four themes emerged from the triangulated data: (1) outdoor spaces offer rich opportunities for shared programming, (2) children enjoy sharing meals and snacks with intergenerational partners, (3) children recognize environmental features that facilitate or limit intergenerational interaction, and (4) varied spaces support to informal, brief intergenerational interaction. Our findings provide evidence in the value of involving children in designing intergenerational centers and programming. Conclusion: The children who participated in this study provided meaningful insight reflecting the experience of intergenerational activities and the impacts of the built environment on the quality and variety of these interactions.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The LBJ School Experience

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2023

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A pilot study of an intergenerational program for people in residential aged care with cognitive impairment and children from a co-located early learning centre during COVID-19

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Cave

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Intergenerational programs in residential aged care may improve well-being and combat loneliness and social isolation in older people with cognitive impairment. This pilot study investigated the effects of a semi-structured intergenerational group, including children from a co-located early learning centre and people living in residential aged care with cognitive impairment. This 9-week study used a mixed methods pre- and post-program design. Sessions were designed and delivered once per week by Occupational Therapists and took into account residents’ interests and children’s developmental needs and interests, identified in pre-program interviews. Nine older people with cognitive impairment and 13 children participated. The program was well attended despite disruptions and complications caused by COVID-19 and weather conditions. Older people valued the opportunity to engage with the children. Children were observed to gain confidence in communicating and forming friendships with older people with different levels of ability. There did not appear to be any change in loneliness or neuropsychiatric symptoms. The intergenerational program benefited participants and received strong support from family members and staff of the early learning centre and aged care home.

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Designing for Success: Integrating Theories of Human Development into Architectural Design for Intergenerational Programming

Cited by 5 publications

References 53 publications

Designing Intergenerational Spaces: What to Learn From Children

Designing Intergenerational Spaces: What to Learn From Children

The LBJ School Experience

A pilot study of an intergenerational program for people in residential aged care with cognitive impairment and children from a co-located early learning centre during COVID-19

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