Intergenerational Housing, Places and Spaces

Join GWT’s new network which will meet 3-4 times per year to share the latest information and resources from the field, facilitate peer learning, and grow the community of intergenerational housing, places and spaces.

There is increased interest in designing and building housing developments and communities with intergenerational elements being at its core whether its co housing, multigenerational housing, colocated/shared sites etc. Housing has been increasingly segregated between generations with many different types of specialist housing for older people and new housing being designed and marketed towards specific groups of people.

We spend a lot of our time in and around the immediate environments of where we live. These spaces have great opportunities for enabling purposeful and mutually beneficial intergenerational relationships to form which enhance our understanding and respect for people of different generations.

Everyone has unique experiences, skills and knowledge, the sharing of these can help us build more cohesive communities. Our plan is to invite a range of experts to offer an overview of ideas and share real examples of intergenerational housing and shared sites and how the future of looking at housing can change to fit everyone’s needs.

Future meetings

• Monday 8th November 2021, 2.30-4.30pm – Intergenerational Programming for Housing

Nancy Henkin, Senior Fellow for Generations United, USA will be joining GWT to share her experiences and ideas for creating intergenerational programmes for housing. – Further details to follow

To register your place, please scroll below to the event section and click on the box.

Previous presentations

Please use the links below to view our previous speakers presentations:

2nd meeting – Monday 30th August 2021

• View Tina Morrow’s, Homeshare UK presentation here.
• View Rowenna Statt’s, Anderson Bell Christie (The Gannochy Trust Development) presentaton here.
• View the meeting notes here.

1st meeting – Monday 17th May 2021

• Jennifer Challinor, The Crichton Trust
• Roland Karthaus, Matter Architecture