Carly Dickson

Carly Dickson serves as a Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Royal College of Art's Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design within the Design school. Her work focuses on creating radically accessible experiences for people of all ages and abilities, particularly in the context of healthy and happy ageing.

• Harvard Graduate School of Design: Master's in Architecture (2017)
• Harvard College: B.A. in Architectural Theory (2012)

Carly's research interests center on inclusive design, ageing, healthcare, wellbeing, and sustainable society. She develops products, services, and environments that consider the needs of older people through participatory design processes. Her work bridges architectural design with social impact, focusing on accessibility and intergenerational connections in built environments.

Her notable publication 'Just Living' explores designing homes and communities that genuinely consider older people's needs. Her research demonstrates strong connections between architecture, social inclusion, and healthy ageing, with emphasis on practical implementations of universal design principles.

• KPF Paul Katz Fellowship 2017 (grant to study intergenerational public spaces in London)

Carly actively collaborates with external organizations including MIT AgeLab and Motionspot. She co-led the 'Retrofit as Reparation' Design Think Tank at the London School of Architecture and holds Rick Hansen Foundation Accessibility Certification. Her work demonstrates strong industry engagement and practical application of research findings.

She leads knowledge exchange initiatives connecting academic research with industry practice, particularly through the Design Age Institute where she collaborates on creating desirable products, services, and environments that enable healthy ageing.