Research Fellow (Qualitative)
Dementia and Ageing Iris Murdoch Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Dr Martin Quirke is a chartered architect and researcher who specialises in design for age-related health, physical and cognitive impairment.
Dr Quirke is currently working as Research Fellow on the UKRI funded Designing Housing for Healthy Cognitive Ageing (DesHCA). This project aims to identify scalable innovations in housing design to support longer and healthier lives for people experiencing cognitive change including dementia.
He holds a substantive post as Senior Architect at University of Stirling's internationally renowned Dementia Services Development Centre. This multi-disciplinary centre for knowledge exchange provides research informed consultancy and training on the design and management of dementia inclusive environments.
Martin recently lead the environment strand of 'Our Connected Neighbourhoods', a pilot dementia friendly neighbourhoods project that piloted innovative methods of empowering people living with dementia to influence the design of their neighbourhood environments.
Martin is a founding co-developer of IRIDIS , a suite of digital technologies designed to support evidence based design that improves the independence and wellbeing of people with dementia and other age related impairments.
Martin's doctoral research, carried out through the University of Newcastle, Australia, evaluated the dementia design quality of building layouts in residential care settings.
Building Design for People with Dementia: An Analysis of Planning Quality in Residential Aged Care Units
The University of Newcastle Australia
https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/…Type=vitalDismax
A PhD research project to determine the characteristics of building layouts that impact the wellbeing of people with cognitive impairments. like dementia. Research carried out through the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Primary supervision by Prof. Michael Ostwald. Co-supervision by Prof. Richard Fleming, Prof. Mark Taylor, and Prof. Tony Williams.
Accessible Environments Design for Dementia and Ageing Participatory research Co-Design Methods Environmental and Spatial Analysis Architectural and Urban Design
Designing homes for healthy cognitive ageing: co-production for impact and scale (DesHCA)
PI: Professor Alison Bowes
Funded by: Economic and Social Research Council
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Cherish Investigator Led Proposal - demonstrating impact in housing, health and social care
PI: Professor Judith Phillips
Funded by: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
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Article
Environmental Design for People Living with Dementia
Quirke M, Bennett K, Chau H, Preece T & Jamei E (2023) Environmental Design for People Living with Dementia. Encyclopedia, 3 (3), pp. 1038-1057. https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8392/3/3/76; https://doi.org/10.3390/encyclopedia3030076
Article
Bowes A, Davison L, Dawson A, Pemble C, Quirke M & Swift S (2023) Housing Design Evaluation Research for People Living with Cognitive Change: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of Aging and Environment. https://doi.org/10.1080/26892618.2023.2223589
Article
Comparative Analysis of 20-Minute Neighbourhood Policies and Practices in Melbourne and Scotland
Chau H, Gilzean I, Jamei E, Palmer L, Preece T & Quirke M (2022) Comparative Analysis of 20-Minute Neighbourhood Policies and Practices in Melbourne and Scotland. Urban Planning, 7 (4), pp. 13-24. https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v7i4.5668
Article
Gibson G, Quirke M & Lovatt M (2022) The role of environmental design in enabling intergenerational support for people with dementia - what lessons can we learn from Japan. Working with Older People. https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-12-2021-0064
Article
A design assessment tool for layout planning in residential care for dementia
Quirke M, Ostwald M, Fleming R, Taylor M & Williams A (2021) A design assessment tool for layout planning in residential care for dementia. Architectural Science Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/00038628.2021.1984869
Article
Design stage evaluation tools for residential dementia care environments
Quirke M, Ostwald MJ, Fleming R, Taylor M & Williams A (2021) Design stage evaluation tools for residential dementia care environments. Facilities, 39 (13/14), pp. 828-842. https://doi.org/10.1108/f-09-2020-0106
Project Report
Making Stirling a Dementia Friendly City: A Citizen-Led Place and Spaces Project
Quirke M, Harrison K & Patterson D (2021) Making Stirling a Dementia Friendly City: A Citizen-Led Place and Spaces Project [Our Connected Neighbourhoods: Stirling Environment Audits Report]. Stirling Council. Stirling, UK. https://ourconnectedneighbourhoods.org.uk/resources/category/environment-reports/
Book Chapter
Dawson A, Blair Berta W, Morton-Chang F, Palmer L & Quirke M (2020) Long term care and the coronavirus pandemic: a new role for environmental design in a changing context. In: Fleming R, Zeisel J & Bennett K (eds.) World Alzheimer Report 2020. Design, Dignity, Dementia: Dementia-related design and the built environment. Volume I. World Alzheimer Report. London: Alzheimer's Disease International, pp. 238-245. https://www.alz.co.uk/u/WorldAlzheimerReport2020Vol1.pdf
Dissertation
Quirke M (2019) Building design for people with dementia: a comparative analysis of planning quality in residential aged care units. Doctor of Architecture. University of Newcastle, Australia. https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/uon:35038
Dr Quirke has several years experience teaching architectural design, building construction, and design communication. He currently leads modules in the 'Intersections of Dementia and Design' course from the University of Stirling's Dementia Services Development. He is currently supervising two doctoral (PhD) students.
