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ItemNo Preview AvailableWalk the Line(Alphabet Press, 2009)Pulls together the know-how of dozens of movers and shakers from all areas of design. Full of hand-drawn maps and walking itineraries, it is a direct connection to the pulse of this inspired city.
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ItemForecast(Princeton Architectural Press, 2004)
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ItemMethodology of Studying Architectural Details: From Heidegger's Being and Time to discuss the Insight provided by Phenomenology on the Study of Architectural Details (Chinese)(Tongji University, 2009)本书是一本研究建筑学的书籍, 全书包括有《现象学与建筑学的思考》、《建筑中的神性》等多篇文章.
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ItemArchitecture, Design and Sustainability(Australian Institute of Architects, 2009)Dandenong High School is the amalgamation of three existing schools into a new ‘Schools within Schools’, SWIS, model opening stage 1 of 3 stages in 2009. In this interview, the principal, the architect, interior architect and ‘education architect’ unpick the process of transformation that resulted in a school model where seven matching school buildings each accommodate 300 students from Years 6 to 12. A striking message within this conversation is the importance of the education brief as a driver of the architecture. The interview reveals the complexity of the transformation process and the need for good communication and professional development with teaching staff before and after the design and construction process.
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ItemEducational Tranformation(Australian Institute of Architects, 2009)Lynne Sutton provides a recent history of some initiatives developed within Victoria to fund and support transformation in learning environments particularly through the Leading Schools Fund (LSF). Around half of Victoria’s secondary schools received funding through the LSF and an extensive action research process was implemented to try to ascertain the impact. As a result, key variables were identified around transforming teaching practice. The LSF emphasised links between innovation in pedagogy and space, setting new expectations and helping to change practices.
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ItemLearning Environments: Formal and Informal(Australian Institute of Architects, 2009)Educators, designers, education departments and governments support innovation in school design in a variety of interconnected ways. Peter Stewart describes a key moment for Victorian schools when the state government committed to renew or rebuild every state school over a ten year period. This meant the Victorian education department was able to plan for longer terms innovation which hadn’t been possible in the past when budgets were normally from year to year. The commitment of state government funds was eclipsed earlier this year with the Federal government’s economic stimulus package. Peter describes the impact of that spending commitment and the development of templates for school facilities as a way of getting documents quickly to tender. Other points discussed in this interview include ICT, ESD and the role of research.
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ItemLinking Pedagogy and Architecture(Australian Institute of Architects, 2009)Ty Goddard is Director of the British Council for School Environments. In late 2008, Ty came to Australia for some months contributing his expertise to the Smart Green Schools’ team but also visiting schools and speaking with educators and designers. In this interview, Ty brings an outsider’s perspective on school design in Australia and talks about some of the similarities and contrasts between initiatives in the UK and Europe.
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ItemCivic Connections(Australian Institute of Architects, 2009)In this interview we hear about the role of the Office of the Government Architect. The interview captures some of the dilemmas and possibilities inherent in the recent methods adopted in Australia for the design and development of school buildings. The use of Public Private Partnerships, PPPs, to procure schools is relatively new to Australia. Using this method, a developer contracts with the government to supply and manage schools over a 25‑year period. The other initiative currently impacting on schools across Australia is the economic stimulus package announced by the federal government earlier this year. Called Building the Education Revolution or BER, this initiative has required each state to implement template designs to ensure ‘shovel ready’ projects are quickly developed as the government focuses on avoiding a recession by injecting funds into the economy.
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ItemSustainability for learning environments(Australian Institute of Architects, 2009)Every brief and every client anticipates that building designs will be informed by sound environmental decision making. Quantitative research, particularly from the USA, has confirmed our commonsense notion that learning improves with good lighting, ventilation and water proofing as well as thermal comfort and acoustic control. In this paper, Dominique Hes provides an introduction to and critique of the relatively new Green Star rating tool for education buildings. One of the aims of the rating tool is to provide a road map for designers and clients to help them make good environmental decisions. Dominique concludes with a critique of the current rating tool for education and a suggestion for how to move forward even if the tool is not yet ideal.
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ItemDandenong High School(Australian Institute of Architects, 2009)This paper complements the accompanying interview on Dandenong High School. Mary Featherston is a design consultant specialising in the design of schools. She is known for her intensive work, with both students and teachers, to develop bespoke learning environments that support a range of learning modalities. In this paper, Mary describes her rationale for the layout adopted at Dandenong High School. She explains why spaces fluidly interconnect enabling students to move seamlessly between activities. Mary concludes with an argument for purposeful spaces in preference to flexible spaces.
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