Dementia friendly communities ..

With my recent training as a 'Dementia Friends Champion', this article very aptly describes the role of awareness. Schools will have the next generation of carers - the kids and teenagers who will very soon experience people with dementia more in the coming years.

http://www.alzheimers.org.uk/site/scripts/news_article.php?newsID=1826

'With a million people developing dementia
 in the next ten years it is likely children will experience the condition in their lifetime, whether it is a grandparent, a parent, or even themselves. Educating children and young people about dementia will help them understand more about how it affects someone and remove stigma before it even develops. This project has been a real success and we hope other schools will take part.'

Humanities, medicine and design...

When healthcare is talking about arts and humanities for trainee doctors, what is the message for designers and students of architecture?

Diagnosing the human condition: Stanford medical students add art, music and literature to studies

Women, Design and Architecture

From cavewoman to Zaha Hadid

Traditionally, women have been found to make better drawings, neater sheets and more attractive designs than men. And men have been found better in areas involving construction, structures and engineering.

While women experimented with colors, men played safe, sticking to the shades of greys and blues they dressed to office in. So you had more women in the design studio, more men on site. For color schemes, architects would consult their stay-at-home wives, and the clients would consult theirs.