DESIGNERS

PLANNINGLEARNING SPACES

We believe the learning environment has a profound effect on the educational outcomes for all pupils. If you would like to join us to improve these environments worldwide we would love to hear from you. This magazine is a not-for-profit journal published by the team behind the best-selling Planning Learning Spaces book. It is also supported by The Cambridge Centre for Learning Spaces Innovation.

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PHOTO & ILLUSTRATION CREDITS: Cover Steve Cohn P7 Emily Kingsolving P8 Upper left and middle: Joel Sanders P9 Upper right: Chris Shinn P10-11 Upper left: Joel Sanders P12 Steve Cohn P14 Steve Cohn P16-20 Fielding International P22-25 NorvaNivel P26-31 Custom Educational Furniture (CEF) P32 -36 Fielding International

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CONTENTS

04 editor’s LETTER P6 STRAIGHT-As INTO

COMPTON Irena Barker reports on Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine’s LA Academy P16 APP FOR DESIGN

PATTERNS Nathan Strenge explains all P22 MEET THE FURNITURE

DESIGNERS 1 NovaNivel’s Avron Levin on why he is a ‘irresponsible lunatic’ P26 MEET THE FURNITURE

DESIGNERS 2 CEF’s Nichol Lancaster on why motherhood helped her designs P32 JOY TO THE WORLD How Fielding International reimagined a Rhode Island school

P38 CLASSROOM

CONNECTION New research from Professor Peter Barrett

P42 BREATHING AND

LEARNING Professor Stephen Heppell talks CO2

Things can only get better

Murray Hudson Co-author of Planning Learning Spaces book

There is no point trying to avoid the subject of Covid-19 but the pandemic has brought the school environment into a wider focus. It is no longer education specialists and nerds that understand that the correct lighting, heating and of course ventilation make a profound difference to learning rates. It does not stop here, every aspect of the learning space, from furniture to tech are also critical. In this edition of PLS USA we round up some excellent examples from across America. Architects, educationalists, learners, designers, and academics all pitch in. Beats Electronics’ founders Jimmy Iovine and Andre “Dr Dre” Young have set up an academy in Los Angeles, CA where traditional boundaries between university subjects – and departments – are smashed down and student learn to think across technology, business and the arts. We talk to the architect behind the Iovine and Young Academy. Designing school furniture is a dream job for many and we speak to two in this issue. First up on p26 Avron Levine from NorvaNivel tells us what makes him tick and on p30 Nichol Lancaster of CEF believes being a mom inspired her to design their furniture range. Architect firm Fielding International are determined to break the antiquated ‘cells and bells’ school model that they argue can no longer support the development of critical human skills, competencies and behaviours essential for young adults. They reimagine an elementary school in Cranston, Rhode Island. And finally Professor Peter Barrett, the acclaimed author of the Clever Classrooms research reports on a ground breaking project to transform the learning environment of a UK school in the midst of the pandemic. Find out the results ….

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