Considering Social Change and Future Environment in the School Renovation Movement: A Student-Centered Approach

The aim of this research is to discuss a renovation model for school buildings built by Korean government design guides. Since 1950s, South Korea has experienced unprecedented population growth and rapid economic growth. The school buildings should be built very quickly to meet the demands, and the design was enforced by the public school standardized guides for efficiency. Now in the 21st century, a new wave of social changes and desire for modern environments become a new norm for students. Therefore, local governments in South Korea step in to renovate old classrooms by introducing projects, i.e., the Dream Classroom Project of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education. In this study, we present three key features of school renovation, which are the aesthetic experience for creativity, biophilic, and design affordance for teaching and learning activities. Also, we provide specific cases per each approach from the Dream Classroom Project.

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