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CAE Book/Podcast Happy Hour
May 11, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Join AIACV’s Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) for happy hour and lively discussion on the Trending in Education podcast episode “School Architecture for the 21st Century with Prakash Nair”.
Listen to the short podcast in advance, details below!
Length: 37 min
Description:
Mike is joined by Prakash Nair, the Founder of Education Design International (EDI) and author of Blueprint for Tomorrow from Harvard Education Press. Prakash describes how the design of K12 schools can and should be completely rethought. School buildings and their institutional designs contribute to a “cells and bells” culture that stifles learning, creativity, and joy.
Prakash provides alternative approaches to conceiving of school architecture that are less tied up in the expensive construct of a school building and classrooms. We explore how David Thornburg’s four primordial learning spaces: campfire, watering hole, cave, and life can be designed into school environments. We also discuss the power of outdoor learning. Through our conversation with Prakash, we see how we can let go of legacy models of school architecture to genuinely reimagine how and where learning can be done.
Date: Tuesday, May 11, 2021, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Place: Virtual via Zoom (link provided after registration)
Cost: FREE
Register: cae-happy1.eventbrite.com
Questions? Contact AIACV at info@aiacv.org
For reasonable accommodations and/or alternate formats, please contact AIA Central Valley at least 72 hours prior to the event or for more information: info@aiacv.org or 916-444-3658.