Introducing School Design Matters

I am starting the Blog: "School Design Matters" to further the discussion of what school design can do to enhance teaching and learning.  I am an architect and  planner who has been planning and designing schools for the last 25 years.  Over that time I have seen the design quality of schools improve significantly, while planning concepts for schools have hardly changed at all.   Now I am focused on thinking and writing about the forces that prevent change, and also those that may drive change in the future.  I hope you will comment on what you see here and become engaged in a discussion that raises awareness about how school environments affect learning.