The VRC as a 21st Century Learning Space
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater from across Bear Run
Kathe Hicks AlbrechtAmerican UniversityVRA ConferenceAtlanta, March 2010
• Visual Resources Suite
Central Space
Storage Room
Curator’s Office
Kassalow Collection(Grad Study Library)
Graduate workroom
New Training Tools
• Visual Resources Suite
Central Space
Storage Room
Curator’s Office
Kassalow Collection(Grad Study Library)
Graduate workroom
The New Learning Space
• Participatory Architecture: flexible spaces, areas for group and individual study, accessibility to reference materials
• Supports non-linear, “spontaneous” learning through discussion and discovery
• Informal• Enhances, Engages, Encourages,
Empowers• Intellectual Ownership of Space• Comfortable and inviting
Looking to the Future
• Expand services to existing clientele• Broaden our client base• Work collaboratively with others• Think outside the box about what the
VRC contributes to the learning landscape
• Become the New Learning Space