The aim of this post is to consider the value of small rooms in schools with the intention of starting … More
Category: Architects’ Perspectives
Interviews and posts that explore architects’ perspectives on school buildings, education and design
Education in the time of Covid-19: who gets to decide and when? A call for increased participation in the design and adaptation of education and schools
This is a guest post by Dr Tom Bellfield, a part 2 architectural assistant at SCABAL, an architecture practice specialising … More
Designing therapeutic spaces in schools 2: four principles supporting their success
As adults, were we to visit a therapist or counsellor, it would be hard to imagine sitting in an open-plan … More
Designing therapeutic spaces in schools 1: an introduction
The design of spaces in schools for therapeutic purposes is the focus of this series of posts. These are spaces … More
A new design for Harlem School of the Arts: an interview with John Storyk, architect and acoustician
John Storyk is the Founding Partner and Director of Design of Walters Storyk Design Group (WSDG): an architect and acoustician … More
A Useful Definition of Architecture
What is architecture? A helpful definition by Giancarlo De Carlo clarifies what architecture is and who’s involved.
Spot the Difference!
Similar visions of school design travel the world at speed – with what effects?
Giancarlo De Carlo: How to Keep Educational Architecture Human or Creative Anti-Institutionalism
A talk I gave at the Bartlett’s Spatial Engagement Network meeting about Anarchism, Education and Space on the architect Giancarlo De Carlo.
Putting Children (and Values?) into Architectural Plans of Schools
Aldo van Eyck put children into his architectural drawings to influence ideas of schools. Can you add “values” too in this way?
How to make a basic school design pedagogically interesting? Learning from a case in Ecuador.
A guest post by Beatrice Balfour and Alejandra Manena Vilanova telling their story of co-designing a school near Cuenca, Ecuador.
Interview with Jeremy Till on Schools, Contingency, Flexibility and Competitions
Interview with the architect, educator and writer Jeremy Till on a range of issues involving architecture and school design.
3 Cambridge Seminars, 2018: Educational Aims and Values through Architecture
3 Seminars at the Faculty of Education, Cambridge University exploring the role of the built environment in education and schools.
Interview with Herman Hertzberger (2017): architecture as visual and social connection
An Interview with Herman Hertzberger from May 2017 about Architecture’s Role in Providing Visual and Social Connections
An Anarchic Take on Architecture, Space and Education – Giancarlo De Carlo and Franco Bunčuga’s Conversazioni su Architettura e Libertà
Some notes about a book of interviews with Italian architect and anarchist thinker Giancarlo De Carlo.
The spaces have to really want to change: an interview with architect Ruth Taylor
Ruth Taylor was born in London, England and attended schools in Surrey and Buckinghamshire. Prior to studying Architecture at University … More
Learning how to listen: an interview with Jennifer Singer
Jennifer Singer is an architect and education design advisor. She has collaborated with students, teachers, parents, contractors, local authorities, government … More
Rising to the challenge: an interview with Helen Taylor, architect
Helen Taylor is Practice Director at Scott Brownrigg, responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of programmes to enhance technical … More
Interview with Herman Hertzberger (2016)
Herman Hertzberger, born in Amsterdam in 1932, is one of the world’s pre-eminent architects. He founded Architectuurstudio HH in 1960 … More
Allowing for easy interaction: an interview with Hedwig Heinsman, DUS architects, Amsterdam
Hedwig Heinsman is an architect who grew up in the Dutch Flevopolder and now lives and works in Amsterdam. … More
Interview with Dominic Cullinan, SCABAL
Dominic Cullinan is an architect and founding partner of SCABAL (Studio Cullinan & Buck Architects Ltd.) based in Hatton Garden. … More
School design podcast
Five minute sound montage featuring descriptions of school architecture