2026.7.3 Where We Grow Older
The documentary Where We Grow Older (CCA, 2023, 30 min) looks at how the growing ageing population is reshaping architectural and social con
Where will you live once you grow older? Will your city take care of you? How to design for the elderly, and for those who care for them? The documentaryâŻWhere We Grow OlderâŻ(CCA, 2023, 30 min) looks at how the growing aging population is reshaping architectural and social constructs and questions the role of urban design and politics in facing these challenges. The film investigates two models of how care and housing can be reconceived in light of prolonged lives: public housing as part of municipal policies and infrastructureâwhere the city is the caretakerâand the creation of a new architectural model that offers care in a single building managed by private entities not only to the elderly but also to their caretakersâwhere the building becomes the city. Where We Grow OlderâŻconcludes a three-part short documentary film series and investigation, conceived by CCA Director Giovanna Borasi, directed by Daniel Schwartz, and produced by the Canadian Centre for Architecture, to examine the ways in which changing societies, new economic pressures, and increasing population density are affecting the homes of various communities. Through the lens of architectural projects, each episode looks at the global scope as well as the local specificities of challenges to urban society and its spatial configuration, informed by changes in lifestyles and demographics. While the first film⯠What It Takes to Make a HomeâŻ(CCA, 2019, 29 min) addressed homelessness, and was presented as part of the 58th Session of the Commission for Social Development at the United Nations headquarters in New York City in February 2020, the second film⯠When We Live AloneâŻ(CCA, 2020, 27 min) examines the ways in which people live alone.
