Instructor: Lily Robinsion, IDEC, ASID

What special considerations (scale, color, texture, furnishes special features) will influence collaboration, creativity and provides inspirations to students coming to the U.S. from other countries? 

Previous case studies resolve similar issues by introducing
multiple public resources in large communal areas that promote interaction.  Open computer labs allow each other to communicate with other students across and side by side.  Small groups can collaborate in enclosed meeting rooms for additional privacy.

In an effort to merge two design issues, case studies ask to consider and understand how form expresses relationships in educational facilities.  Images of natural elements enhance everyday experiences, ownership of the space and learning process.  Studies also show that views of landscape, water, and green spaces help mental fatigue for task that require continuous focused attention and cater to foreigners that need familial relationships.