Bio

Fiona is a Chartered Architect, Fellow of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland, a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and UCSF, San Francisco. Her work and research are advancing the understanding of how the built environment impacts the brain, cognition and memory. The human relationship with the built environment is not passive and it can be disabling. Poor design can exclude people from our communities and result in increase health and social care costs. Our built environment is not designed to support the needs of the global ageing demographic and the growth in cognitive and sensory deficits in the population. We have the knowledge to design inclusive environments to enable people to live dignified, independent lives within the community of their choice. With this knowledge, architects can play a significant role in the solution required to address the social and economic crisis the world faces in the next three decades. Specialising in designing inclusive environments and landscapes that enable people with invisible disabilities and cognitive impairments to live and age in place. Policy and change advocacy, promoting architectural designs as a solution to health and social care challenges we face now and in the future.