These responsive garments by Yves Béhar's studio Fuseproject feature "electric muscles" that assist elderly wearers to walk, stand up and climb stairs. More about Yves Béhar's Aura Power Clothing helps the elderly with mobility
This scooter with an trolley-like storage compartment was designed by London studio PriestmanGoode to make it easier for people with limited mobility to get around. More about PriestmanGoode's Scooter For Life encourages older people to stay active for longer
Haptic has been selected to create a housing complex in a picturesque Norwegian town with a growing elderly population. More about Haptic designs elderly housing for Norway to encourage residents to socialise
Rows of concrete fins shade the large windows of this nursing home near the Spanish city of Valladolid, which features rooms clustered around a landscaped central courtyard. More about Óscar Miguel Ares Álvares creates "abstract and hard" care home inspired by arid surroundings
World Architecture Festival 2015: architecture firm Spark has unveiled its concept for "the next generation of retirement housing" – a community of homes and health facilities combined with a vertical urban farm (+ slideshow). More about Spark designs model for Asian retirement communities that double as city farms
Fifty-two white-topped cubes make up the residences of this retirement home near Lisbon by Guedes Cruz Architects, but a roof turns bright red if someone inside sounds the alarm (+ slideshow). More about White rooftops turn red during emergencies at retirement home by Guedes Cruz Architects
This retirement home near Antwerp was designed by Belgian studio Areal Architecten around a pair of courtyards to avoid creating identical rooms along endless rows of corridors. More about Areal Architecten's Mayerhof retirement home wraps around two courtyards
Doors, windows and recesses are picked out in yellow ochre on the timber facade of this retirement home near Paris by French studio Vous Êtes Ici Architectes (+ slideshow). More about Morangis Retirement Home by Vous Êtes Ici Architectes
Italian-Singaporean designers Lanzavecchia + Wai have designed a collection of aids for the elderly with styling that's more domestic than medical. More about No Country For Old Men by Lanzavecchia + Wai
Architectural photographer Fernando Guerra has sent us his images of a nursing home in Alcácer do Sal, Portugal, by Portuguese studio Aires Mateus Arquitectos. More about House for elderly people by Aires Mateus Arquitectos