What is biophilic design? 3 ways ‘green’ buildings work better for neurodivergent people
This Child in the City article (15 April 2024) describes how incorporating natural elements into the built environment can benefit neurodiverse users.
Climate Ready School Grounds – resources for educators, landscape architects & more..
Learning Through Landscapes have announced the arrival of their Climate Ready School Grounds project! This exciting collaboration with Architecture & Design Scotland explores using school grounds to address the impacts of climate change whilst creating outdoor environments that support learning and play. Discover a suite of resources to help schools, [...]
Vertical schools are increasingly common. This is what students want in ‘high’ school design
This Child in the City article (22 June 2023) explores why some new schools have to go up. This recently published Australian study surveyed students at three vertical schools. The author points out that ‘While vertical schools generally have limited space on school grounds, they are usually built in central urban [...]
Register for Techfest’s Blueprint Challenge: a Future High Street competition!
The Blueprint Challenge: A Future High Street project, TechFest, supported by Bluewater, challenges S3/S6 students to redesign a local high street and create a space that allows society to thrive whilst simultaneously celebrating the natural world. This project spans a range of different disciplines (engineering, architecture, art and design, health and wellbeing, etc.). It [...]
Amsterdam’s doorstep playgrounds
This article in The Conversation (19 May 2023) describes How mid-century Amsterdam built 700 doorstep playgrounds – and then forgot about them. It describes how the modern movement of urban planning and architecture placed children at its centre.
Young explorers take on Castle CSI challenge in new learning initiative
Check out this Historic Environment Scotland news article (21 April 2023) which describes new cross-curricular activities and resources, developed in partnership with Glasgow Science Centre. These highlight key aspect technology played in the construction and preservation of Scotland’s historical sites.
My Place Photography Competition 2023 winners!
My Place Photography is an annual competition run by the Scottish Civic Trust that encourages young people aged 4-18 to explore their local buildings, places and archaeology. The theme for 2023 was My Place, My Space, My Story. View the 2023 gallery here
Animal architecture – designing buildings with wildlife in mind
This article in the Conversation (2 March 2023) explores animal architecture in all its forms and how we can consider wildlife in the human-built environment.
