Educational architecture explained
Educational architecture, school architecture or school building design is a discipline which practices architect and others for the design of educational institutions, such as schools and universities, as well as other choices in the educational design of learning experiences. The design of building can significantly influence the learning experience of students.[1] Additionally, because schools are important sources of traffic, employment and community activities, school buildings often act as anchor institutions in neighborhoods or communities.[2] [3] The decline of a school can have significant impact on local communities.
Educational buildings are often purpose built: designed with architectural choices unique to schools, such as classrooms and centralized restrooms, and other purpose built features. When the schools are closed, its often hard to repurpose the buildings. For example, in 2013, Chicago closed 50 school buildings, and even in 2023, the government was struggling to identify new tenants and how to utilize the buildings.[4]
Various countries have gone through significant changes in philosophies associated with educational institutions, influenced by trends in investment by governments as well as larger changes in educational philosophy.
Scope
Though primarily dealing with the physical building where education is given, for example a school. Educational An educational architect can therefore also be someone without an official architect's title.[5] Both the methodical as the physical structure of the education influence the learning outcomes.[6]
Examples of educational architecture as redesign of the physical place are
Examples of educational architecture as redesign of the education process are
Significant movements
Open classroom design
Also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021-02-06 . How educational institutions' architecture shapes young minds . 2023-10-08 . Architectural Digest India . en-IN.
- Web site: 2023-02-05 . Schools As Anchor Institutions – A Community Organizer's Perspective . 2023-10-08 . Education - Power - Change . en.
- O’Farrell . Liam . Hassan . Sara . Hoole . Charlotte . 2022-12-02 . The university as a Just anchor: universities, anchor networks and participatory research . Studies in Higher Education . en . 47 . 12 . 2405–2416 . 10.1080/03075079.2022.2072480 . 0307-5079. free . Taylor & Francis Online . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231018145138/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/03075079.2022.2072480 . Oct 18, 2023 .
- Web site: Sarah . Karp . Nader . Issa . Lauren . FitzPatrick . Alden . Loury . May 18, 2023 . Ten years later, more than half of Chicago’s closed schools remain unused . 2023-10-08 . Chicago Sun-Times Graphics . en.
- Nixon . Robert G. . Becoming an education architect. How to design a training program that fits your department's needs. . Emergency Medical Services . 2006 . 35 . 7 . 54–60. 16878749 .
- Tanner . C. Kenneth . The influence of school architecture on academic achievement . Journal of Educational Administration . 2000 . 38 . 4 . 309–330 . 10.1108/09578230010373598 .
- Jamieson . Peter . Moving beyond the classroom: Accommodating the changing pedagogy of higher education . Forum of the Australasian Association for Institutional Research . 2005 . 2005 .
- Web site: Baker . Lindsay . A History of School Design and Its Indoor Environmental Standards, 1900 to Today . National Institute of Building Sciences . National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities . 22 February 2019.
- Caldwell . Mark S. . Educational Architecture: Constructing Courses to Meet Learner's Needs and Expectations . Journal of Professional Legal Education . 1993 . 11 . 1 . 13.
- Naeve . Ambjörn . The knowledge manifold an educational architecture that supports inquiry-based customizable forms of e-learning . CID, Centre for User Oriented IT Design . October 2001 . 2001 .
