Affiliation(s)
Roberta Barban Franceschi, architect, Department of Architectural Design, Graphic Expression, History, Art and Design, Architecture, Engineering and Design School, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Adolfo Jordán Ramos, architect, Department of Architectural Design, Graphic Expression, History, Art and Design, Architecture, Engineering and Design School, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Lucinda Morrissey, graphic designer, Department of Architectural Design, Graphic Expression, History, Art and Design, Architecture, Engineering and Design School, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
María Jesús Triviño, architect, Department of Architectural Design, Graphic Expression, History, Art and Design, Architecture, Engineering and Design School, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
ABSTRACT
This article reflects on new educational spaces, which are similar to the work areas of a creative company, spaces that simultaneously stimulate students, professors, visitors, etc. There are flexible spaces that respond to the different needs of all these kinds of users. These spaces are referred to as “neutral spaces” in this article. In European education, the Bologna Plan’s implementation has brought the academic context much closer to the professional. This change has required the actors involved to develop skills and competencies that stimulate collaborative working, connectivity, creativity, and an entrepreneurial outlook. Without doubt, it has also brought people closer to the needs of innovative companies and progressively to the need for educational spaces, which are more akin to workspaces. The main focus is placed on the analysis of new educational spaces in universities and the collaboration between university and business, both are principal aspects in the investigation of the Steelcase Chair of Educational Spaces and Facilities. To link design activities within the European University of Madrid BA Design Degree with the company Steelcase, to study the issue of neutral spaces with the intention of providing teaching, that is intended to be closer to the professional environment. The purpose of this research is to verify the spatial needs of the university and compare them to professional spaces. For this a data collection process was created in which company and university spatial circumstances are studied to determine equivalences. From these findings a collaboration between the university and company was developed, involving students and developing a dynamic collaborative work model for all involved.
KEYWORDS
neutral spaces, educational spaces, university, creative companies, collaboration between university and companies, learning process
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