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An architectural reclamation of death and dying (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Bellamy, A. (2023, April). An architectural reclamation of death and dying. Presented at 'Research in Crisis' AHRA Student Symposium 2023, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff University

Dr Kathryn Mannix, a retired palliative care doctor and eminent campaigner working to break down the taboo of death and dying in contemporary western society recently announced that ‘it’s time to reclaim dying: to demedicalise it, to see it as a pers... Read More about An architectural reclamation of death and dying.

Where do you want to die? (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bellamy, A. (2018, October). Where do you want to die?. Presented at RIBA Research Matters Conference 2018, University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam

Designing dying well: Toward a new architectural approach of in-patient palliative care environments (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bellamy, A. (2018, October). Designing dying well: Toward a new architectural approach of in-patient palliative care environments. Presented at Marie Curie Annual Palliative Care Research Conference, Royal Society of Medicine, London

Neither a ‘hospital’ nor a ‘home’; the in-patient hospice has a unique architectural identity remaining largely undocumented. There is a plethora of architectural research regarding more common-place healthcare buildings such as hospitals and care-ho... Read More about Designing dying well: Toward a new architectural approach of in-patient palliative care environments.

Designing dying well: A question of homeliness (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Bellamy, A. (2018, September). Designing dying well: A question of homeliness. Poster presented at Materialities of Care - Buildings in the Making Conference, University of York, UK

A place for mortality: In-patient hospice architecture and its role in a dignified death (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Bellamy, A. (2017, August). A place for mortality: In-patient hospice architecture and its role in a dignified death. Paper presented at "STS (In)Sensibilities" 4S Society for Social Sciences Annual International Conference, Boston, United States of America

This paper explores the role of design and architecture within palliative care environments to influence a positive experience of dying. As more demands are placed on in-patient hospices, many providers look to rejuvenate their facilities. Can multi-... Read More about A place for mortality: In-patient hospice architecture and its role in a dignified death.