Classrooms of Tomorrow in Facilities from the Past - Architects and Teachers Designing a New School

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of recent classroom space  studies regarding various factors that define the layout and organization of learning spaces, focusing on the increased presence of information communication technologies in teaching. The issues that the authors are concerned with are skills needed for the future labour market, the educational activities needed to enable learners to acquire those skills and the necessary spaces (and their interactions) that support contemporary learning. The article focuses on the correlation of important factors in the formation of the 21^st century classroom, one of which is a large quantity and presence of information technology, and other findings and achievements in the development of pedagogical theory and practice. Examples of classrooms that incorporate the modern concepts of teaching in contemporary schools are illustrated.