I believe Architecture and Interior Design play a role in teaching in that a school’s physical design can improve or worsen children’s academic performance. The example I would like to share has to do with my search for a school for my children. After narrowing it down to a choice of two, the deciding factor was based on the buildings themselves. School ’A’ was very dungeon like. The elementary section was allocated to the basement of an extremely old building, where the ceilings/walls had deteriorations, no windows, low lights, and narrow hallways. In this situation, I could only imagine that my productivity would be low, and I couldn’t imagine it would be any different for my children. It was a depressing atmosphere, and didn’t matter to me how academically appealing the school was. All I could think about was seven hours a day (x) five days a week (x) ¾ of the year was too much time to spend in such gloomy conditions.
In stark contrast, School ‘B’, the school I chose, has a wall of windows in every classroom allowing natural light to seep in, a glass wall in the library, wide open corridors, masses of light throughout the entire school! It was with great pleasure that I could send my children to school in surroundings that promote an airy, cheerful atmosphere. I have to believe the quality of their surroundings has an influence on their academic performance.
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