Educational architecture, school architecture orschool building design is a specific practice of commercialarchitecture where the building design is focused for the primary purpose of educational instruction, such asschools anduniversities, as well as other educational institutions. The design of a building can significantly influence the learning experience of students.[1] Additionally, because schools are important sources of traffic, employment and community activities, school buildings often act as anchor institutions in neighborhoods or communities.[2][3]
Various countries have gone through significant changes in philosophies associated with educational institutions, influenced by trends in investment by governments as well as larger changes ineducational philosophy.
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Though primarily dealing with the physical building where education is given, for example a school,educational architecture may also be refer to the design of the education process.[4] Both the methodical and the physical structure of the education influence the learning outcomes.[5]
Examples of educational architecture as redesign of the physical place are
TheUniversity Gothic style flourished in English universities in the 13th to 15th centuries, inspired by theGothic architecture of monasteries and manor houses of the time. Important subgenres of theGothic revival of the 19th and early 20th centuries in educational buildings wereCollegiate Gothic, which was extensively used in North American schools and colleges, andHigh Victorian Gothic, which was used in English universities and colleges, particularly theredbrick universities named for their buildings in this architectural style.
Edward Robert Robson pioneered the use ofQueen Anne style architecture for school buildings. Robson believedGothic architecture's association with religion was inappropriate for secular education buildings. Robson's beliefs inspired the Auckland Education Board architectsMitchell and Watt who designed many Queen Anne style school buildings.[10][11]
Brutalist architecture, characterised by minimalist construction showcasing the building materials and structural elements over decorative design, was extensively used on university campuses across the world in the 1960s and 1970s.
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