All Outputs (2)

Affordances of the spatial design of school buildings for student interactions and student self-directed learning activities (2022)
Conference Proceeding
Fouad, A. Z., & Sailer, K. (2022). Affordances of the spatial design of school buildings for student interactions and student self-directed learning activities. In A. van Nes, & R. E. de Koning (Eds.),

The importance of school buildings is rooted in the vitality of education for societal development. Literature perceives learning as a social process, enriched by student interactions and self-directed activities, and the school design should afford... Read More about Affordances of the spatial design of school buildings for student interactions and student self-directed learning activities.

Schools as social complexes. How space affords self-directed learning (2022)
Journal Article
Fouad, A. Z., & Sailer, K. (2022). Schools as social complexes. How space affords self-directed learning. ARCH+, 1(249), 32-35

Buildings are social entities. They channel and distribute movement flows and structure who we encounter where and when. Architects can shape how sociable a building might become in use through its spatial layout and its power to bring people togethe... Read More about Schools as social complexes. How space affords self-directed learning.