This research thesis was completed as part of UNSW Bachelor of Architecture Studies elective honours year.
This thesis was an investigation of architect designed and awarded settings for children’s school learning experiences. I raise questions such as: how can the experiences of ‘players’, including children, architects, and teachers, in a project be captured and revealed? How much do architects listen to the ‘players’ in a project and respond to what they hear? In recognising the complexity of practice, I sought to examine and delineate the organisational structures and procedures which determine decisions within an architectural project. I use the constructive orientation of Bruno Latour’s actor network theory as a framework for a multimodal inquiry approach.
The two case studies selected were the All Saints Grammar Junior School designed by Candalepas Associates, and the Penleigh and Essendon Grammar Senior School designed by McBride Charles.
Supervisor: Ann Quinlan