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The Necessity of Biophilic Design in Architecture: The Herberger Young Scholars Academy
Description
Traditional educational infrastructures and their corresponding architectures have degenerated to work in opposition to today's scholastic objectives. In consideration of the necessity of formal education and academic success in modern society, a re-imagination of the ideal educational model and its architectural equivalent is long overdue. Fortunately, the constituents of a successful instructional method exist just outside our windows. This thesis, completed in conjunction with the ADE422 architectural studio, seeks to identify the qualities of a new educational paradigm and its architectural manifestation through an exploration of nature and biophilic design. Architectural Studio IV was challenged to develop a new academic model and corresponding architectural integration for the Herberger Young Scholars Academy, an educational institution for exceptionally gifted junior high and high school students, located on the West Campus of Arizona State University. A commencing investigation of pre-established educational methods and practices evaluated compulsory academic values, concepts, theories, and principles. External examination of scientific studies and literature regarding the functions of nature within a scholastic setting assisted in the process of developing a novel educational paradigm. A study of game play and its relation to the learning process also proved integral to the development of a new archetype. A hypothesis was developed, asserting that a nature-centric educational model was ideal. Architectural case studies were assessed to determine applicable qualities for a new nature-architecture integration. An architectural manifestation was tested within the program of the Herberger Young Scholars Academy and through the ideal functions of nature within an academic context.
Date Created
2016-05
Contributors
- Tate, Caroline Elizabeth (Author)
- Underwood, Max (Thesis director)
- Hejduk, Renata (Committee member)
- De Jarnett, Mitchell (Committee member)
- The Design School (Contributor)
- W. P. Carey School of Business (Contributor)
- School of Sustainability (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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38 pages
Language
eng
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In Copyright
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Academic Year 2015-2016
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https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.38061
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minimal
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