INTD4001 SITUATED LEARNING

/ UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI - DAAP - SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN

STUDIO DESCRIPTION

The SITUATED LEARNING studio focused on the intersection of architecture and interior design with social and environment psychology. We utilized the design of a K-12 school in partnership with an organization in the Philippines as the case study for exploring that intersection.

This semester we worked with The Beacon School ( Manila, Philippines) to imagine the future of academic / learning environments - creating a place where students, teachers, staff, families, and the community can thrive. The 4001 studio challenged each student to research the “classroom” and current investigations into learning environments, engage with users and key stakeholders, design the future space, and collaborate with The Beacon School directly. As part of this international partnership, students utilized real-time rendering tools and other technology as part of the studio design process.

FINAL DESIGN REVIEW

The following 10-min presentations result from a semester deep dive into design processes, creative problem solving, research into the future of learning environments with design innovations to elevate space to its potential place as an integral part of the student’s learning journey. We explored an entire school through four critical areas for the final studio design project.

03.12.21 FINAL REVIEW

ACADEMIC PARTNER

/ THE BEACON SCHOOL

Beacon School is an independent, non-profit, secular, and co-educational school for students from Pre-K to Grade 8. The school is accredited by the Department of Education of the Philippines and authorized by the International Baccalaureate to deliver the Primary Years Programme and Middle Years Programme. This internationally recognized curriculum framework provides students with the opportunity to develop an understanding of Filipino culture and heritage, as they actively engage in a high quality, inquiry-based program of study that fosters an awareness of complex global issues and the skills needed to address them.

The founders of the Beacon School envisioned a learning community where children grow to see themselves as agents of change in society. This underlying premise has guided the school’s success since 2001.

www.beaconschool.ph

/ THE BEACON ACADEMY

Established in 2009, the Beacon Academy is an independent, non-profit, co-educational secondary school that provides a four-year college preparatory program to children of all nationalities, ages 14-18. The Beacon Academy strives to be a learning community in which the collaborative search for understanding fosters thoughtful discourse, knowledge of self and the world community, and personal relationships that enhance moral character, mutual respect, and compassion.

In partnership with the Beacon School in Taguig, the Beacon Academy is the first and only educational institution in the Philippines to receive authorization from the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) in Switzerland to deliver full continuum of the IB curriculum from K-12.

www.beaconacademy.ph