This post could spiral out of control. Fortunately, towers of ilium is well regarded for its disciplined approach to blogging. What is the architecture of learning? What is required? How is changing?
As a practitioner and sometimes educator I have a complicated relationship with how spaces should be designed and maintained for the practice of intergenerational knowledge transfer. A school needs a few things in order to foster learning:
-An acceptable environment--good light (natural and artificial), ventilation, acoustical controls, temperature controls, appropriate furniture.
Everything else that comprises the physical setting is window dressing, whether it be innovative geometry, colors, technical gadgets, or pristine rural settings (or dynamic urban settings). Resources spent on the physical plant that lose sight of the essentials are pretty much a waste. My biggest objection to some of the spaces I teach is lousy acoustics--I hate having to shout to compete with a messed up HVAC system.
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