Rotraut Walden (Editor)

Schools for the FutureDesign Proposals from Architectural Psychology2009, xvi + 264 pages, Euro 34.95 / US $49.00 / £ 27.90, ISBN: 978-0-88937-351-8

Architecture and its relationship to its users have a signifi-cant influence on life and activities within the built environ-ment. This poses a particular challenge with regard to public buildings such as schools, which have to accommodate the needs of many different people in order to provide them with the best possible environment to support their performance.

In this book, following a brief overview of the historical devel-opment of school buildings in different countries, contribu-tions from international experts discuss how school build-ings can work together with users’ own creative responses and result in educational environments that are “alive.” The give-and-take relationship between architecture and its users (students, teachers, parents, and the community at large) is emphasized from the point of view of architectural psychology and emerging considerations such as information technology. The “schools for the future” vision is to create spaces that people are pleased to return to, time and again, and that allow options for future modification in line with changing user requirements.

Criteria for the assessment of schools are derived from a dual approach. The first is the call for a common language to be used by designers and educators, exemplified by a number of patterns that have been found to be salient in school design. Their common underlying premise is that learning environ-ments should be learner-centered, appropriate to age and developmental stage, safe, comfortable, accessible, flexible, and equitable, in addition to being cost effective.

The second approach presents instruments for the system-atic assessment of school buildings according to facet theory, a tool that helps to structure the large number of possible influences and subjective indicators such as learning performance, expressions of well-being, and social behavior. Based on descriptions of 23 innovative schools in eleven countries on five continents, a system is developed that enables judgment of school quality. It applies the criteria of functional, esthetic, social-physical, ecological, organizational, and economical aspects to various parts of the overall school complex: Exterior, school building proper, entrance, classrooms, specialty rooms, interior and corridors, courtyards/open spaces and special areas.

This book provides an essential resource for educators, architects, and policy makers involved in the planning and running of educational facilities.

From the reviews“21st Century changes in terms of social, economical, technological and cultural issues necessitate a different understanding and approach to the design of schools. In this regard, this book is essential reading for architects, educators, school administrators and all community members concerned with the future of education and the role of architecture in setting the stage for the education of future generations of our children. “

Dürdane Lafci and Gary T. Moore in Architectural Science Review, 2009, Vol. 52

“Following an introduction by editor and architectural psychologist Rotraut Walden, there are three fascinating chapters about the history of school build-ings in the United States, Japan, and Germany… The book then turns to a look at schools of the future and how architectural psychology might contribute to the development of such schools… [This book] does an excellent job of pointing out what one should consider in designing a new school… Schools for the Future concludes with a real gem…an appendix of 23 different schools from 11 different countries. There are color photographs, conceptual designs, and commentary on the schools. This is what schools can look like!… If you are interested in schooling and in architecture, it is a wonderful section… if I knew someone who was participating in the design and building of a new school, the first thing I would say is, ‘I have a great book for you to use as a resource.’”

Jeffrey K. Smith in PsycCRITIQUES, 2009, Vol. 54

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