Two decades of thinking about how buildings teach — from the foundational Language of School Design to titles published by Harvard Education Press and the Association for Learning Environments. Each is featured, with purchase details, on the EDI site.
From one of the world's leading school designers — a guide to the hidden messages our buildings send, with simple, affordable, versatile ideas for adapting existing spaces, room by room, to support student-centered learning. A new second edition is forthcoming from Harvard Education Press.
The vocabulary of school design must grow to include AI, neuroarchitecture, biophilic and salutogenic design, and choice architecture. This book — the first ever commissioned by the Association for Learning Environments — explores how each idea profoundly reshapes both pedagogy and learning space.
A transformative argument for environments that are not merely places of learning, but vibrant spaces that foster connection and engagement — with practical, interdisciplinary solutions for educators, architects, and policymakers building more humane and effective schools.
The physical environments where we learn should reflect our highest aspirations about learning itself — designs that expand rather than contain, open access rather than control it, and adapt to differences in modality rather than restrict them. For everyone who cares about education and its role in a fairer society.
The seminal work that introduced a shared graphic vocabulary synthesizing learning research with best practice in school planning and design — a practical, must-have tool for everyone who plans, designs, builds, or evaluates learning environments.