Lecturer in Dementia, Ageing & Design
Dementia and Ageing Iris Murdoch Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Dr Martin QUIRKE is an architect and Lecturer in Ageing and Dementia Design within the Centre for Environment, Dementia, and Ageing Research at University of Stirling.
He also serves as senior design consultant at University’s multidisciplinary Dementia Services Development Centre where he provides international consultancy services centred around evidence-based principles of environmental design for ageing and cognitive health.
Dr QUIRKE is Co-Investigator on the Designing Housing for Healthy Cognitive Ageing (DesHCA) research project which includes the aim of identifying scalable innovations in housing design, to support longer and healthier lives for people experiencing cognitive change.
Martin’s research focusses on environmental design evaluation and co-design processes. He is particularly interested in the use of creative and/or technology supported methods of involving people with living with physcial, sensory, or cognitive impairments, in environmental assessment and design processes. Through this work he aims to support diverse groups to contribute their expertise by experience to the design of better home, community, and neighbourhood environments.
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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Book Chapter
Palmer L, Quirke M, Huang J & Phillips J (2024) The use of virtual reality to support participatory design processes in environmental design for cognitive change. In: Charras K, Hogervost E, Wallcook S, Kuliga S & Woods B (eds.) Creating Empowering Environments for People with Dementia: Addressing Inclusive Design from Homes to Cities. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003416241-8
Article
Othering Older People’s Housing: Gaming Ageing to Support Future-Planning
McCall V, Rutherford AC, Bowes A, Jagannath S, Njoki M, Quirke M, Pemble CM, Lovatt M, Maginn K, Davison L, Scrutton P, Pengelly R & Gibson J (2024) Othering Older People’s Housing: Gaming Ageing to Support Future-Planning. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 21 (3), Art. No.: 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21030304
Article
Maharaj T, Fitzgerald N, Gilligan E, Quirke M, MacHale S & Ryan JD (2024) Alcohol-related emergency department presentations and hospital admissions around the time of minimum unit pricing in Ireland. Public Health, 227, pp. 38-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.11.016
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 teaches on several modules on dementia and environmental design, within the post graduate masters and certificate courses within the Dementia Studies program at University of Stirling. He currently supervises two doctoral (PhD) candidates , both focussed on environmental design.
