Takaharu TEZUKA, School Without Corridor
I want to see a new precedent for the school design. The design must be based on clustered "classroom" configurations with diversity in purposeful learning settings. Diverse learning settings have frequently been tested within classrooms and have been found to be highly effective from a pedagogical point of view. However as a foundational philosophy, this approach has yet to be realised for the designs of whole schools. I anticipate the planning to become mainstream in school design within a next few decades.
The shape of the plan must be driven by current understanding of effective teaching and learning. Area allocations for classrooms need to be combined, and then distributed into a suite of organically connected different sized learning spaces. Transparency throughout the learning cluster must ensure excellent visibility for teachers to support students in their learning. The key to the design is diversity. Teachers and students have choices in the types of spaces which support their teaching and learning needs. In the school teachers shouldn't be restricted to singular classrooms, as learning clusters combine three to four classroom spaces together. I want the clusters to encourage collaborations, and for teachers and students to collectively curate their learning within the space.
Every space in the school must be connected to the external environment. Green must be woven into the planning so there are always vistas of leaves outside windows and around every corner. Constantly changing shadows from trees enhances connection to nature, brings cool air into learning spaces, and creates a calming and peaceful environment improving student well-being. School landscaping connects the green of surrounding environment. We hope the school becomes a new focal point of the local community and contribute to develop a beautiful culture starting from this location.
Ten minutes about the Fuji Kindergarden:
http://www.ted.com/talks/takaharu_tezuka_the_best_kindergarten_you_ve_ever_seen
First Meeting: Friday 07.10.2016, 11.00 a.m., ZS Panigl EG
Workshop Week 1: October 10th - 14th 2016 (9-19)
Workshop Week 2: January 9th - 13th 2017 (9-19)
Meetings/Presentations:
Fri, 28 th of October (11-15)
Tue, 22 nd of November (10-14)
Tue, 13 th of December (10-14)
