Weathering Well studio draws parallels between human aging and the weathering of buildings. The aim is to find an equilibrium between an expression and healthy acceptance of aging well, and the need for preservation and durability to reduce maintenance and repair. The unit focussed on a tall stone and brick ‘fly’ tower to an Edwardian theatre in Dundee that would have enclosed the stage, backstage and scenery hoists. Although redundant and neglected, it forms part of a listed historical building laced with civic and social memory. As movement and mobility is known to be highly significant in aging well, students designed a venue for aerial and community dance interpreting the brief in response to their individual position on adaptive re-use. Projects ranged from a jam making venue and library, open air cinema, to intergenerational dance. The aim was to consider dance as an inclusive, non-elitist activity.

Image credit: Reece Tsa Tin Wo Aging Anew: Balance and Kintsugi Refrain