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Comparing intended design use with actual use in different school spaces_Dal_#8

Case study (57 pages) by Dalhousie University Research Site

Have design intentions in awarded schools been fulfilled or subverted in practice? a presentation focusing on post-occupancy evaluations and ethnographic research of the use of spaces within schools. Comparing intended design use with actual use; investigating a diverse range of programmed school spaces, including classrooms, science labs, arts spaces, and tertiary spaces in between. By Brian Lilley, Derek Reilly, Martha Radice and Susan Fitzgerald.

Date27 May 2024
ContributorThomas Emerson
AuthorDalhousie University Research Site

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Case study (57 pages) by Dalhousie University Research Site

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