创意乐龄——与长者共同设计

Creative Ageing: Co-designing With Seniors

将老龄化与创意联系起来,以"创意乐龄城市"为思考框架构思城市设计。"老龄化"和"创造性"应该是相辅相成的概念。一个富有创造性的老龄城市能通过审视各种形式的创造过程和新兴的社会空间结构,向人们揭示如何更好地理解或利用周围的环境。此理念也力求突显长者对城市创意空间的贡献和参与,共同创建城市社区。同时探讨在新加坡的和长者有关且具有创造性的环境设计案例,考察其在应对当地高密度、高楼层的城市环境时的方法和策略。项目包括:由长者在组屋楼下自建的乐龄中心、由长者自发建立的社区花园及与长者共同设计的银之轩乐龄保健中心。

This paper proposes to link ageing with creative ideas, with ＂creative Leling city＂ being the conceptual framework for urban design（in Singapore, ageing is often referred to as Leling）. ＂Ageing＂ and ＂creativity＂ should be complementary concepts. A creative old city should be able to reveal how people understand or make better use of the surrounding environment by examining various forms of creative processes and emerging social space structures. The concept also seeks to highlight the contribution and participation of the elderly to urban creative space and to create urban communities together. In this article, we will explore three environmental designs related to the elderly in Singapore, and see how they respond to the high density and high levels of the urban environment. The projects consist of the elderly community centre, the elderly community garden, and SilverCOVE, which are jointly designed with the elderly.