Intentional Aging: A Contemplative Community-Based Approach to Urban Dwelling
dc.contributor.author | Hannon, Ashley | |
dc.contributor.copyright-release | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.degree | Master of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | School of Architecture | en_US |
dc.contributor.ethics-approval | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.external-examiner | Brian Carter | en_US |
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinator | Diogo Burnay | en_US |
dc.contributor.manuscripts | Not Applicable | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-reader | Catherine Venart | en_US |
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisor | Niall Savage | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-09-01T12:05:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-09-01T12:05:53Z | |
dc.date.defence | 2016-06-27 | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-09-01T12:05:53Z | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis explores the relationship between intentional communities, dwelling, and the process of aging as a sociodemographic phenomenon within urban environments through the non-theistic spiritual tradition of Shambhala. Shambhala principles and approaches to household dwelling and contemplative space will be used to explore the design of a collective urban dwelling intended for an aging community. A new approach to ‘aging in place’ which explores the community’s unique relationship with the natural, social and cultural urban landscape of Halifax, Nova Scotia will be proposed. The investigation re-examines the current social, spiritual and architectural framework for aging, and suggests a Shambhalian approach to design as a means of revealing authentic, balanced dwelling environments within the community. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10222/72181 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | dwellings | en_US |
dc.subject | aging | en_US |
dc.subject | intentional | en_US |
dc.subject | community | en_US |
dc.subject | Shambhala | en_US |
dc.subject | Halifax (N.S.) | en_US |
dc.title | Intentional Aging: A Contemplative Community-Based Approach to Urban Dwelling | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis |
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