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Developing technology and architectural design techniques have affected the field of architecture to a great extent. As a result, human comfort has become increasingly important in recent years. A natural ventilation cooling strategy... more
The paper presents architectural plans of selected school buildings, designed during the interwar period in Lublin. Their architectural style is characterized by changes typical for tendencies present in Polish architecture at the moment:... more
This article investigates how school building design can support primary school feeding programmes in low- and middle-income countries. Furthermore it argues for schools to become community “development hubs”; incorporating both local... more
The main goal of this paper is to present a set of well-defined and structured procedures to establish guidelines for the application of an integrated assessment of energy performance and indoor climate in schools. Increasing the... more
"Todos os dias, nos meus primeiros meses de escola, saía da palhota do meu pai com o meu irmão, descia a ladeira com os músculos das pernas retesados para não cair. Foi assim apenas por alguns dias porque, com a prática, passámos a descer... more
La apertura internacional que experimentó España en los años 50 propició un cambio en la política educativa. En este momento, se tomó conciencia de la importancia de la educación para el desarrollo del país y se estableció como objetivo... more
Among all public buildings, on account of their educational purpose, school buildings have a major social responsibility. Therefore energy performance in this type of building is of great importance. The overall purpose of this research... more
Nel corso del 2020 l’emergenza sanitaria ha messo alla prova gli spazi degli edifici scolastici in Italia, evidenziando i limiti di un patrimonio datato, che necessita di interventi urgenti. I circa 40.000 edifici che costituiscono... more
This paper focuses on the Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) of school buildings and its impact on the health and well-being of the building's occupants (students and teachers). Determining the levels of IEQ is a rather complex and partly... more
This study investigates how Mexican primary school architecture has developed, and how it responds to the needs of its users at the present day. Mexican educational policy and programmes for primary education have changed during the last... more
Developing technology and architectural design techniques have affected the field of architecture to a great extent. As a result, human comfort has become increasingly important in recent years. A natural ventilation cooling strategy... more
Salama, A. M. and Adams, W. G. (2003). Designing Sustainable Learning Environments: Rethinking the Missing Dimensions, AUEJ: AlAzhar University Engineering Journal, 7(Special Issue). ISSN # 1110-6406. There is a great deal of discussions... more
En 1933, à quelques semaines d’intervalle, sont inaugurées la nouvelle École nationale d’horlogerie de Besançon et la nouvelle École nationale d’optique de Morez. Emblématiques des dynamiques industrielles locales mais aussi des... more
Los años 50 y 60 suponen una época destacada de la historia de la arquitectura española y además un momento en el que, por su contexto social y político, la enseñanza primaria desempeñó un papel fundamental en el desarrollo del país. En... more
This work was developed in the context of the research project Energy Efficient Schools (Escolas Energeticamente Eficientes, 3Es). Within this project an integrated approach for energy performance and indoor environmental quality... more
Past destructive earthquakes in Turkey revealed that seismic performance of existing school buildings is inadequate as evidenced by significant damage experienced by these buildings. As a result of the unexpectedly poor performance a... more
Salama, A. M. (2005). PLADEW: A Tool for Teachers Awareness of School Building Sustainability: The Case of Carmel School, Matthews, North Carolina, GBER: Global Built Environment Review, 5(1), pp. 45-56. ISSN # 1474-6824. Recent Studies... more
Post-panopticism is aligned with the Foucauldian conception of power and illustrates its apparatuses and mechanisms, for instance the visibility of bodies under the gaze, the facility to mobilise power relations for political purposes,... more
Este artigo trata da relação entre dois movimentos de modernização em curso no Brasil na 1930: na pedagogia, o movimento Escola Nova, que pregava o ensino voltado para o processo de aprendizado do educando, através da atividade prática,... more
Salama, A. M. (Ed.) (2009). Shaping the Future of Learning Environments: Emerging Paradigms and Best Practices. Open House International, 34(1), 1-128. Whether in school buildings or university campuses the educational process involves... more
Uno de los campos de la arquitectura más trabajados por César Ortiz-Echagüe ha sido el de los centros de enseñanza. En la conferencia que impartió en la Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Navarra en 1970,... more
El Colegio Santa Teresa de Málaga, obra de Manuel Barbero y Rafael de la Joya, supone uno de los edificios más destacados de la arquitectura escolar española del siglo XX y ha exigido el estudio minucioso de sus características. Este... more
It has been argued by both educationalists and social researchers that visual methods are particularly appropriate for the investigation of people’s experiences of the school environment. The current and expected building work taking... more
L’edilizia scolastica è percepita come un'emergenza alla quale dare urgentemente soluzioni certe. Questa consapevolezza sociale diffusa, finalmente in linea con le valutazioni strategiche fornite da Enti sovranazionali come l’OCDE e la... more
A set of resources and workshop activities to support innovative and creative approaches to the design of new learning spaces. Resources are designed to engage learners and others in the co-construction of new ideas and designs
Innovative Learning Environments (ILEs) are characterised by features that can create hypervisibility, and hyperstimulation, that raise psychological safety issues. However, there is a lack of research in the field of ILEs that addresses... more
Salama, A. M. (2004). Viewpoint – Learning Environments: Shaping and Coloring a Bright Future. Architecture+, Issue 6, InHouse Creative, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, PP. 19-21. ISSN # 1684-4084. _____________________________ Read more... more
The heritage of school buildings constructed in the 1970s in Turin is one of the most interesting infrastructures of the public city in terms of extension and capillary diffusion across the urban fabric. The school buildings erected in... more
Les écoles techniques et professionnelles sont-elles des établissements scolaires comme les autres ? Comment y intégrer leur finalité de préparation à des métiers ? Pour éclairer leurs spécificités, ce dossier sur les « lieux de... more