Turid Borgestrand Øien

Title

Postdoc, Aalborg University

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Dept

BUILD — Department of Construction, Urban and Environment

Contact

tuo@build.aau.dk

Subject area

Architecture

Turid Borgestrand Øien is an Architect MAA and assistant professor at Aalborg University, where she researches the built environment as part of peoples’ everyday lives. The focal point of her research within the Universal Design research group has been vision and light, but her work also includes a broad cross-disciplinary collaboration: From vision specialists to public authorities, contractors, architects and lightning designers.

Themes

Construction

urban space

Disability

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Health/Medicine

The lamps in the home can make our eyesight better. But how?

A research project from Aalborg University is investigating how residential lighting can be improved for elderly people with low vision. The project involves users, designers and architects in developing solutions that enhance quality of life and function in the home.

Health/Medicine

The right lighting can contribute to quality of life among people with impaired vision

This article explores how individually tailored lighting can enhance the quality of life for people with visual impairments. The project “Better light, better life” highlights new rehabilitation methods based on home environments and personal needs.

Architecture

Science talks: Universal design for more usable, livable and healthy buildings

Researchers with backgrounds in architecture explore how universal design in sports and housing facilities can enhance quality of life and health for people with disabilities, focusing on rehabilitation, sensory needs, and user-centered building design.

Construction

urban space

Disability