![]() ![]() However, this overlooks an emerging and serious problem: loneliness and social isolation. When thinking about the impact of these statistics, the natural assumption within the context of architecture is to think about medical care, hospital design, and accessible cities. We must reevaluate how the elderly are treated within society. This problem is compounded in countries where the birth rate is also incredibly low, as is the case with Japan. Historically, this percentage has steadily grown but dramatic advances in medicine are allowing people to live longer, creating aging populations across the globe. This is predicted to grow to 12% of the population by 2030, and to a staggering 16.7% of the population by 2050. In 2015, 8.5% of the population of the world was aged 65 or over (617 million people). The same is true of changes in demographics, and we are in the midst of a monumental shift. Technological advances are easier to notice, but societal changes have just as much impact upon the architecture industry and the buildings we design. Changes in government policy, for example, can bring about new opportunities for design to thrive, such as the influx of high-quality social housing currently being designed throughout London. When the world undergoes major changes (be it social, economic, technological, or political), the world of architecture needs to adapt alongside. Sustainability and Performance in Architecture ![]() The Future of Architectural Visualization ![]()
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