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Architectural Characteristics of Classroom Buildings that Foster Informal Interaction

Presenter(s): Lee Richey, Kennesaw State University; Margaret G. Serrato and John H. Starr, Lord, Aeck & Sargent Architecture
Convener: Ann Newman, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo

Important learning takes place throughout academic buildings, not just in classrooms. Learn why some academic buildings are more successful than others at supporting interaction and idea-generation among faculty and students. Environmental psychology studies have identified six key architectural features in buildings that support interaction. Floor plans, photographs, and simulation animations of existing academic buildings will illustrate good and bad examples of these architectural features.
This knowledge resource from SCUP is a concurrent session presented at the Society's thirty-sixth annual, international conference and Expo, SCUP–36, in Boston, MA (USA), in July of 2001.

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