Reimagining Elderhood Workshops

A series of workshops were held with Loreto Balbriggan’s Transition Year students & the Men’s Shed Balbriggan as an opportunity for the participants to re-value shared open spaces as places to cherish within existing housing estates.

A key factor in the success of this proposal was to develop an awareness of existing housing policy and how to lobby effectively for change. The worskhops questioned the lessons learnt from Balbriggan’s recent growth, and explored the experience of older people in this young satellite town. Can younger people now develop an interest in suburban design that will have a positive influence on housing policies in the future?

The findings of the survey & workshops will be disseminated through a series of local and national exhibitions, podcasts and online resources in Spring 2023.