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Educatecture

Learning facilities promote creativity by getting innovative with architecture

Implications - With people leaning towards fulfilling personal rather than professional achievements, a value has been placed on the happiness and wellness of individuals. Schools and learning facilities are promoting creativity by getting innovative with the surrounding environment rather than just the curriculum.
Trend Themes
1. Innovative Learning Environments - Learning facilities are transforming the standard classroom into fun, diverse and engaging spaces to promote creativity with architecture.
2. Technology-based Learning - Educational institutions are integrating technology to deliver content and enhance the learning experience.
3. Eco-friendly School Design - Schools are being designed with environmental sustainability in mind, from recycled materials to solar power.
Industry Implications
1. Education - The education sector should be looking into innovative learning environments and technology-based learning to provide better quality education for the students.
2. Architecture and Design - Architects and designers can focus on eco-friendly school design to promote sustainability in their designs.
3. Technology - With more educational institutions incorporating technology in their lesson plans, the technology sector should cater to the unique needs of this industry.
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Grasscape Schoolhouses
OFF Architecture's Eco-Friendly Jean Moulin Hides in the Hills
Camouflage may be over in the fashion world, but it’s just taking off in the eco world, and the latest camo project will be revealed in 2012 with France’s very own Jean Moulin High School. Taking eco-conscious… MORE
Tree Pod Classrooms
Tree Pod Classrooms
The Elleray Preparatory School Treehouse School Stands on Stilts
Children living in the United Kingdom’s Lake District National Park could become the most environmentally-friendly students in the world (without having to do anything) because many will be attending… MORE
Shuttertastic Schools
Shuttertastic Schools
The Langley Academy is a Sustainable Educational Facility
With a curriculum focused on science and the environment, it’s no wonder that the design of the Langley Academy in Berkshires, UK, is an example of sustainable architecture itself. Crafted out of wood… MORE
Playhouse-Styled Schools
Playhouse-Styled Schools
Block X is an Unusual Learning Institution
Created to facilitate the Vidyalankar Institute of Technology in Mumbai, India, is this refurbished warehouse known as Block X. Learning institutions typically go for a serious vibe, but this one is so… MORE
Futuristic Education Facilities
Futuristic Education Facilities
Kristin Jarmund Architects Create a Modern High School
Oslo-based Architect Kristin Jarmund designed a sleek and modern high school in Gjerdrum, Norway. The compact plan invites activity and use. The main entrance leads into a circular open schoolyard atrium… MORE
Designer Playschools
Designer Playschools
The Matali Crasset Maison Des Petits Inspires Young Artists
Leave it to the French to design an ultra exclusive, super luxe artist-in-residence complex, Centquatre. The only way to top that is to get a Matali Crasset Maison des Petits (House of the Little Ones)… MORE
Book-Free Libraries
Book-Free Libraries
New England Prep School Ushers in Literary Electronic Era
Libraries hold a sensual and dignified place for me and for most people who have grown up reading in them. Something about being surrounded by mountainous shelves of literary works makes one feel humbled… MORE

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