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Director of award-winning architecture practice Bates Smart, Philip Vivian, says, the move to collaborative learning is changing the way we design schools and other similar facilities, which he notes, “In our knowledge economy, with computers and mobile devices enabling learning, education has fundamentally shifted from a paradigm whereby knowledge is imparted to students, to one where knowledge is gained collaboratively among a group.”
On the other hand, “with cities experiencing increasing urbanisation, and pressure on limited land resources, we are seeing the increasing density of education institutions. One very obvious solution is to go vertical”.
“Vertical campuses will be a major consideration for education developments in the short term, and they are a more sustainable way to build.”
