A completely revised 2^nd Edition of The Language of School Design (100 more pages and dozens of new illustrations of innovative schools) has been released. With dozens of excellent reviews and thousands of copies sold, LOSD is a must-have resource for School Planners, Architects, Educators and Administrators.
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“Heidi Hayes Jacobs’ newest book “Curriculum 21″ features a glowing review of DesignShare. She describes the site as “one of the most exciting sources for ideas on improving the quality of life and space for learners. With a truly global reach, architects, educators, planners, and designers visit the site for inspiration regarding their work for all levels of education, nursery through university.” We are humbled by Jacobs’ words of praise and look forward to sharing a review of the book shortly!”

Life Between Classrooms: Applying Public Space Theory to Learning Environments
Prakash Nair and Annalise Gehling
The authors contributed to a collection of provocation papers entitled “Reshaping Our Learning Landscape”, part of the ‘Building Schools for the Future’ (BSF), British Council for School Environments. Nair and Gehling discuss Jan Gehl’s theory of public space and how it might apply to learning environments today, using the examples of school and university campuses, and exploring the emerging role of informal learning in the 21st Century. Read full article here…

A letter from Randy Fielding…

Bucky Fuller did for me what organized religion couldn’t—he provided a coherent, positive view of the universe—that humans, plants, animals science, art, architecture, love, history, and philosophy are all connected.
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Designing Schools for 21^st Century Learners

The Mobile Learning Institute’s film series “A 21^st Century Education” profiles individuals who embrace and defend fresh approaches to learning and who confront the urgent social challenges that are part of a 21^st century experience. “A 21^st Century Education” compiles, in short film format, the best ideas around school reform. The series is meant to start, extend, or nudge the conversation about how to make change in education happen. In this film, architect Randall Fielding demonstrates the connection between where and how students learn in the 21^st century.

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Dr. Walther Hetzer, Founding Director, St. Gilgen International School, Austria: “DesignShare quickly became my primary resource in recognising and applying concepts of modern school (and community) development. The site is of equal interest to educators and architects and always has student learning as its philosopical core.”

Vincent Oles A.I.A., MHTN Architects, Salt Lake City, Utah: “I enjoy sharing your research articles and school plans with our local school district planning groups as a way to start lively dialogue! Keep up this tremendous service!”

Josef Fradkin, Director of Development, Chabad Hebrew Academy: “DesignShare is a critical resource for any development team seeking to make a difference in their students’ future learning environment. We have received a tremendous volume of inquiries by school boards from across the nation after winning a coveted DesignShare award.”

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