ABSTRACT
Poland is an aging country, in which demographic changes are happening faster than in other European Union countries. By 2050, the number of elderly people in Poland will be twice as high as the number of people of working age. Therefore, it is necessary to design public spaces in cities of various sizes that will be multigenerational, accessible, safe, comfortable, and friendly to people, regardless of their age, gender, and needs. In this chapter, two conceptual urban projects of multigenerational spaces developed in the last two years in Polish cities are analyzed using the case study method: Warsaw (large city) and Lesko (small town) as part of the activities of the Laboratory of Architecture 60+ Foundation (LAB 60+). LAB 60+ is the first organization in Poland dealing with an innovative approach to design in the context of the needs of an aging society. The chapter seeks to find determinants of shaping multigenerational space as well as architectural and urban features that can set standards for designing common spaces as part of the multigenerational trend.
