17 July 2024
As we approach the summer holidays our thoughts turn to those students who will be heading of for their first experience of higher education in September.
Campus environments have continued to evolve in the past decade with student experience and sustainability being key deciding factors in university choice. The students are investing not only in their learning experience but in their environment.
Space, light and furniture were cited by AUDE in their Getting Student Spaces Right report as a key component in the student learning experience. Campus spaces that allow for focused study, group learning, socialising and coworking all mirror activities in todays workplace.
Particularly themes that specifiers for learning environments can benefit from when it comes to spatial design include :
For many the world of higher education is the first step in to the world of a workplace – as students or employees we all feel better when our environment helps us do our best work.