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How and where design happens in relation to schools – both building and changing them

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

Mythologies of learning spaces in the time of Covid-19

The closure of many schools around the world in the past few months has given us a unique opportunity to … More

'Didactics' by Professor Catherine Burke

Mythologies of education in the time of Covid-19

This is a guest post by Catherine Burke, Professor Emerita of the History of Education at the University of Cambridge. … More

Designing therapeutic spaces in schools 5: the corridor and the cupboard, a case study

After several years of working with children in a busy primary school corridor, two teaching assistants trained in emotional literacy … More

comfort, confidentiality, privacy, safety, therapeutic spaces

Designing therapeutic spaces in schools 4: how to create a space from scratch

Here, I offer a practical perspective on creating a therapeutic space in a school, with comments from people who have … More

acoustic privacy; visual privacy; comfort; access for all; safety; security; stability; Louise Bomber; Hertzberger, design, environment, School, space

Designing therapeutic spaces in schools 3: how to communicate safety, security and stability

It is important to be aware that open-plan formats are not that helpful for these pupils. Let’s recognise how that … More

acoustic privacy; visual privacy; comfort; access for all; safety; security; stability; Louise Bomber; Hertzberger, Mary Medd; time; freedom of movement;

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

safety; attachment; therapy rooms; therapeutic spaces; counselling; trust; rhythms; time; qualities of spaces

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

architecture, attachment; therapy rooms; therapeutic spaces; safety, counselling; trust; qualities of spaces; inclusion; exclusion; isolation; educational psychology; emotional support;, design, education, School, space, UK

Designing the ‘in-between’: Alison Clark’s micro-history of a welfare room

“School design, which is finely tuned to the full range of activities and needs of adults and children who inhabit … More

design, in-between, School

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.

Ecuador, Reggio Emilia, School, school design, Unidad Educativa - UNAE

Architecture Schools for Children

A list of organisations running architecture schools for children.

architecture with children, kids and design

A school on the edge of a small town

Treetops Primary is to be sited on the edge of a small town in the South of England on a … More

architecture, building design, charette, landscape design, model making, school design, trees

What is a class?

I’d never been inside an architect’s office until a couple of years ago but I’d always been curious to know … More

a school in a day, Architect, class, primary school, SCABAL, school design

School design podcast

Five minute sound montage featuring descriptions of school architecture

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