In collaboration with Université de Montréal’s (UdeM) urban planning faculty, the CCA presents a screening of the documentary Where We Grow Older, conceived by Giovanna Borasi and directed by Daniel Schwartz in 2023). The film looks at how the growing aging population is reshaping architectural and social constructs and questions the role of urban design and politics in facing these challenges.

The film investigates two models of how care and housing can be reconceived in light of prolonged lives: public housing as part of municipal policies and infrastructure in Barcelona—where the city is the caretaker— and the creation of a new architectural model in Baltimore that offers care in a single building managed by private entities not only to the elderly but also to their caretakers—where the building becomes the city.

The screening is followed by a discussion about questions of aging, care, and the spaces they require, particularly in the context of Québec.

With: Sébastien Lord (professor at UdeM), Jean-Pierre Chupin (professor at UdeM), Bechara Helal (professor at UdeM), and Rana Boubaker (PhD candidate at UdeM). Moderated by Giovanna Borasi (director and chief curator, CCA).

The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Faculté d’aménagement de l’Université de Montréal, amphitheatre, room 3110
2940 Chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine, Montreal, QC, H3T 1P1