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Black, Melissa Heather; McGarry, Sarah; Churchill, Lynn; D'Arcy, Emily; Dalgleish, Julia; Nash, Isabelle; Jones, Alisala; Tse, Tin Yan; Gibson, Jane; Bölte, Sven; Girdler, Sonya – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Until recently, built environments have been designed exclusively to meet the needs of neurotypical populations; however, there is increasing recognition of the need to make built environments more accommodating for neurodiverse populations, including autistic individuals. This scoping review aims to comprehensively explore and synthesise this…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Environmental Influences, Design, Space Utilization
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Blackmore, Jill; O'Mara, Joanne – Studies in Continuing Education, 2022
Considerable investment has been made to redesign built spaces in schools, with an assumption not based on research evidence embedded in both the architectural and educational literature that this will improve teaching and learning practices. In this study of 12 Victorian case studies in Australia schools were selected based on OECD criteria, not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Environment, Space Utilization, Educational Innovation
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Alpak, Elif Merve; Düzenli, Tugba; Mumcu, Sema – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2020
The aim of an urban space design is creating successful open spaces that can provide a high level of pleasure and contribute to urban life by meeting human needs and expectations. Successful open spaces are closely related to existence of seating furniture discussed in multiple dimensions and designed in order to provide affordances for various…
Descriptors: Furniture, Urban Areas, Design, Aesthetics
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Niemi, Kreeta – Education Inquiry, 2021
Finnish education has recently experienced reforms with respect to guidelines forming the curriculum framework for basic education and school architecture. Since 2016, all new schools incorporate open and flexible design, at least to some extent. The more open school design challenges the conventional organisation of space and pre-defined…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Architecture
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Nisha, Bobby – Educational Psychology, 2019
Spatial design as a discipline relies on the psychological construct of space. In the light of shortcomings and challenges faced by traditional approaches to spatial design learning, this paper investigates the role and value of Virtual Reality (VR) as a pedagogic vehicle. Based on understandings informed by action-research using VR with learners…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Computer Simulation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Spatial Ability
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Vermeersch, Peter-Willem; Heylighen, Ann – Journal of Research Practice, 2015
Through their bodily interaction with the designed environment, disabled people can detect obstacles and appreciate spatial qualities architects may not be attuned to. While designers in several disciplines acknowledge disabled people as lead or critical users, in architectural practice their embodied experience is hardly recognized as a valuable…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Standards, Architecture, Design
Lippman, Peter C. – CELE Exchange, 2010
This article argues in favour of challenging "best practice" generally accepted by the architectural profession by embracing a responsive design approach for creating learning environments. Such an approach accepts that the environment shapes the learner, and that learners influence their environment. A responsive design approach would embrace the…
Descriptors: Design, Interaction, Physical Environment, Educational Environment
Commission on Undergraduate Education in the Biological Sciences, Washington, DC. – 1968
A classified list of articles, papers, pamphlets and facility checklists in the science facilities collection of the Architectural Services Staff. Professional support of an administrative nature in the areas of architectural design, engineering and construction is provided by the Staff. A bibliography is included, major headings being general…
Descriptors: Air Conditioning, Architecture, Bibliographies, Biological Sciences