Space & Power in the Ivory Tower – subtitle of article by Sandra Blanchette is Effective Space Management and Decision Making – What’s the Problem and What’s the Process? (11-p PDF). See a short interview with her in The SCUP Scan, about her research into space management issues and decision making …
“Lectorial” rooms: shifting the emphasis to active student-centred learning – post about recent research at Australian RMIT University, the final report of the Lectorial Project (65-p PDF report). The study looked at custom designed “Lectorial” rooms that have been especially designed for the teach-discuss-share model to encourage the students …
Keetwonen (Amsterdam student housing) – called “the biggest container city in the world” Keetwonen provides popular housing for students in Amsterdam, 1000 units. Each has its own kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, study room, and balcony. The initial fears of some people that the container homes would be too small, too noisy, too …
World’s first facade featuring light transmitting concrete opened to public – media facade designed by Carpus & Partner for RWTH Aachen University in Germany uses LUCEM-manufactured translucent concrete panels, part of their Lichtbeton series. Each panel is fitt[ed] with colour-changing technology, with the colours becoming brighter approximately one …
Why architects should use their ears more – June 2012 TED talk by sound expert Julian Treasure on the physiological, social, psychological, and behavioral effects of sound. In this short talk, Treasure demonstrates how statistics reflect the sound qualities of space. The louder the spaces, such as hospitals, …
Designing Colleges For More Than Just Connectivity – about the results of Gensler research into the design of Campus 3.0, the step beyond a totally wired campus. A survey of 250 students revealed a need for far more possibilities for collaboration, for inspirational spaces, and for quiet study spaces. A …