Students and educators face rising stress, anxiety, and dysregulation, yet most K–12 schools lack spaces designed for emotional regulation and psychological safety. This university led research and design project addresses that gap through the implementation of five...
Facility planning often begins with buildings instead of educational outcomes, leading to misaligned, underperforming spaces. Mariemont City Schools reversed this approach through Destination 2026, a twelve-year, educator-driven vision defining student experiences and...
Discover how a traditional school library became a vibrant, flexible learning hub: built in partnership with a community recovering from the Creek Fire. This session highlights the collaboration between Smith System, Darden Architects, and Tangram to transform the...
Heckendorn Shiles Architects is a regional expert in designing spaces for neurodivergent individuals and individuals with disabilities, with specialized projects dating back to 1997. This session will explore how architecture and planning can create inclusive,...
How should classrooms evolve as AI becomes part of teacher education in colleges and universities? This session presents early findings from a participatory design study of a pre-service teacher education classroom. Using surveys, interviews, and design conversations...
