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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.

Designing dying well: Towards a new approach to the co-production of palliative care environments for the terminally ill (2022)
Thesis
Bellamy, A. Designing dying well: Towards a new approach to the co-production of palliative care environments for the terminally ill. (Thesis). Cardiff University. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10623536

This thesis brings forth a new awareness of the in-patient hospice to enable shared understanding between architectural and healthcare professionals in the UK. A timely study, inasmuch that there continues to be a reliance on the third sector to prov... Read More about Designing dying well: Towards a new approach to the co-production of palliative care environments for the terminally ill.

The insider vs the outsider: Architectural investigations of palliative care environments as both researcher and daughter (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Bellamy, A. (2021). The insider vs the outsider: Architectural investigations of palliative care environments as both researcher and daughter. . https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16601423.v2

Architect Niall McLaughlin states successful design stems from an ability to “…imagine what it is to be someone else experiencing a place. This intuition is the cornerstone of an architect’s role.” Through architectural education and practice, first-... Read More about The insider vs the outsider: Architectural investigations of palliative care environments as both researcher and daughter.

The dying patient: Taboo, controversy and missing terms of reference for designers—an architectural perspective (2020)
Journal Article
Bellamy, A., Clark, S., & Anstey, S. (2022). The dying patient: Taboo, controversy and missing terms of reference for designers—an architectural perspective. Medical Humanities, 48(1), e2-e9. https://doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2020-011969

Contemporary society has grown seemingly detached from the realities of growing old and subsequently, dying. A consequence, perhaps, of death becoming increasingly overmedicalised, nearly one in two UK nationals die institutional deaths. In this arti... Read More about The dying patient: Taboo, controversy and missing terms of reference for designers—an architectural perspective.

Tensions: Home vs institution (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
Bellamy, A. Tensions: Home vs institution. [digital]. Exhibited at online. 1 August 2019. (Unpublished)

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.