There is a design flaw at the heart of modern society, and as an architect I can name it precisely: we have built a world that keeps people who need each other apart, and then we hire specialists to manage the damage.

What if your child rode in with you, your father arrived later with friends, and a shared space waited between their separate rooms? An architect's invitation from the New European Bauhaus 2026.

Legacy is not only what you pass down. It is whether the places you built could hold more than one generation at once. Notes from "The Future of Caregiving at Work" on the Your Life. Your Legacy. podcast.

A ramp designed in from the start disappears. One added at the end runs along the side of the building and arrives at a secondary door. We are making the same mistake again, in software. Written after being quoted in Lattice's guide to digital accessibility.

Most workplaces were designed for a demographic era that no longer exists. As societies age and careers extend, organizations must rethink how work and care coexist. Porto Dome explores how intergenerational workplace design can support contribution, caregiving, and human connection across the full arc of life.

Every office building begins with a number, and inside that number is a person who arrives fully available nobody to collect, nobody to visit. She has never existed. Notes from The Real Finds Podcast with Gordon Lamphere

The call comes on a Tuesday. Eighteen months later she has stepped back, moved sideways, or left and nothing in the organisation records why. Notes from Episode 107 of Informed Aging.

As Europe enters its longevity era, the question is no longer whether care belongs in the workplace.
The real question is whether we can afford a future built on the myth of the care-free worker or whether it is time to redesign work for an ageing society, transforming invisible care costs into dignity, resilience, and long-term competitive advantage.

For the first time in history, five generations are working side by side — yet most offices are still designed for a “standard worker” who doesn’t exist. In this blog, architect Marisa Toldo explores how CEOs, HR leaders, and workplace designers can move beyond multigenerational spaces toward intergenerational workplaces that foster connection, improve retention, and build resilience. Discover practical strategies to design offices that age like wine, not like concrete — rich, inclusive, and alive with time.

In a world where architecture often focuses on function over feeling, we must reimagine the spaces where our most vulnerable live. 'Healing Through Architecture' is a call to design compassionate environments for the elderly—spaces that do more than meet regulations but nurture the human spirit. Join us as we explore how empathetic design can transform nursing homes from sterile institutions into places of dignity, connection, and true care.