David Jakes Designs

Learning Spaces Resources and Research

My writing:

• Creating the Classroom Spaces That Schools Need

• Rows and Stacks and Change

• The Real Transformation

• Classroom Makeover: Hack, Prototype and Design

General Learning Spaces Resources - 17 Essential Readings

• The Environment as Third Teacher | Reggio Emilia

• Design Patterns | Fielding International

• Design Lessons from Teachers 2.0 | Corgan

• 5 Design Features That Innovative Schools Utilize | VS Furniture

• 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design: Improving Health and Wellbeing in the Built Environment | Terrapin Bright Green

• Three Ways to Design Better Classrooms and Learning Spaces | Kurani

• Well Spaces Foster Wellbeing: Promoting Wellness Through Spatial Design | Education Market Association Essentials

• The Importance of Color Palettes in Architectural Design | ArchDaily

• The best learning environments have these 5 things in common | Kurani

• The Design of Learning Spaces: Architecture as a Teaching Tool | ArchDaily

• Learning Environments For The Future: 4 Tips From Randy Fielding | Fielding

• The Design of Learning Environments | Nair

• Reimagining Education Spaces: The Student Perspective | Kleinman

• A Spatial Paradigm for Thriving Learners | Fielding

• Design Physical and Digital Spaces to Foster Inclusion | Harvard Business Review

• What Does Well-Being Mean to Children in a Digital Age? | Connected Learning Alliance

Learning Spaces Research

• Dialogues: Research + Design for Learning | AIA

• The Space to Collaborate: A Study of Collaboration in K-12 Physical Learning Environments | LPA Architects

• When Visual Stimulation of the Surrounding Environment Affects Children’s Cognitive Performance | Rodrigues and Pandeirada

• Active Learning Classrooms Meet Demand for Engagement | Steelcase

• The Impact of Biophilic Learning Spaces on Student Success | Terrapin Bright Green

• Teacher Transition into Innovative Learning Environments: A Global Perspective | Ims and Kvan, ed.

• Investigating the Impact of Flexible Furniture in the Elementary Classroom | Reyes et al.

• The Effects of Wall Color on Students’ Attention Levels: An International School’s Perspective | Ogita and Pothong

• The Affordances of Innovative Learning Environments for Deep Learning: Educators’ and Architects’ Perceptions | Young, Cleveland & Imms 

• Innovative Learning Spaces in the Making | Hughes and Morrison

• The Impact of Classroom Design on Pupils’ Learning: Final Results of a Holistic, Multi-level Analysis | Barrett et al.

• Case studies on the transition from traditional classrooms to innovative learning environments: Emerging strategies for success | French, Imms, and Mahat

• How Colors Change the Perception of Interior Spaces | ArchDaily