We asked industry-leading K-12 architects about current education facility design trends – here are the Top 10 takeaways.
1. Flexibility in all aspects from classrooms and furniture to technology
2. Focus on student-centered collaboration spaces
3. More teachers using outdoor learning destinations
4. Climate, lighting, and connection to outdoors
5. Technology evolving to meet STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) learning
6. Supporting the use of technology from individual devices to immersive technology for presentation and display
7. Adding virtual learning spaces for individuals and groups
8. Making schools more secure without feeling intrusive
9. Utilizing ALL of the facility for learning, including the corridors
10. Micro learning environments that positively impact student behavior
THANK YOU, to the following people and firms
for their contributions to this article:
KKT Architects
Sarah Gould, AIA, A4LE
President & CEO
CGA Architects
Chad Greer, AIA, CPD
Principal Architect
DLR Group
Kevin Greischar, AIA
Principal
Hight Jackson Associates
Michelle McClaflin, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP BD+C
Vice President
Huckabee Inc.
Ken Kessler
Principal
Stantec
Brett Holzle, AIA
Principal
John Shriver, AIA, NCARB
Principal I North Texas Market Leader
WRA
Keith Anderson, AIA, NCARB
Principal
