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How to Design Spaces for the Plugged-In Generation

By Scott Carlson
Over on Buildings & Grounds, The Chronicle‘s blog about architecture and facilities, an architect from the firm SmithGroup discusses the ways that Millennials are challenging traditional notions of campus design.
Because Millennials are always plugged in, architects have to design for impromptu study and social groups, leaving old classroom designs to be a thing of the past, writes Mark McVay, design director in the firm’s Los Angeles office.
“The old notion of a public square can now be recreated in multiple locations throughout a campus — even in the classroom,” he says. “These developments give us opportunities to increase the experiential component of learning — and we’ve only begun to scratch the surface. The shifting roles of spectators and participants in networked gaming environments are also intriguing, and could have dramatic effects if applied in classrooms.”

Learning Spaces by Diana G. Oblinger (Paperback - Oct 10, 2006)

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