student–centric law school design

bricks, bytes, & continuous renovations

march 2006

joan vorrasi - columbus school of lawcatholic university of america

mark maves, aia - smithgroup

student-centric law school design

bricks, bytes, & continuous renovations

march 2006

“Copyright of Columbus School of Law / Catholic University of America and SmithGroup, Inc. 2006. This work is the intellectual property of the authors. Permission is granted for the material to be used for this educational purpose. To otherwise disseminate, republish, or use images requires written permission of the authors.

today

why the topicstudent expectationscollaborationconnectivitystudent organizationshow they (and may be about to) affect design

why this as a ‘bricks & bytes’ topic

- increasing competitiveness- shifting student culture- evolving, ‘student –centered’ pedagogy- evolving technology for 3rd nature users

with design implications

student involvement in design process

building committee memberssurveysworkshops with student groupspizza lunches

changing expectations

much talk about the upcoming (Gen Y) generation

- learning is a social activity- highly connected- short on time – want it now / personally

convenient- technology goes beyond 2nd nature- used to being competed for- highly collaborative / seek peer learning- increasingly mobile- expect greater faculty contact

design implications?

average law school has grown from 140 nsf/fte in 1993 to 170nsf/fte in 2004

obviously not all students (lots of books and faculty too)

more space per student – examples:-classrooms (up from 16-18sf to 30+sf per student)-group study -career services-law review / law journal equity-student lounges (often regained)-food service/ coffee

other design occurrences - higher floor to floor heights for taller screens

for legibility of comparative text as digital use is pushed more rapidly by students

- increase in help desks for student digital tools

other emerging competitive moves:- health clubs / exercise rooms- daycare - housing

collaboration / social learning

collaboration / social learning

group study

25-40nsf/student

student lounges

25 – 35+ nsf per studentincreasingly mixed seating types

Continued class discussion

connectivity / communications

traditional tools

mail boxesbulletin boardseaselspostersbanners

connectivity / communications

traditional tools

connectivity / communications

traditional tools

video displays

connectivity

flickr – liz miller

coffee & food

food service

area for seating – approx. 15sf per personarea for service/kitchen/storage 40%, seating 60%

(seating based on ½ hr of lunches served) more seating can be added for other purposes

food service

area for seating – approx. 15sf per personarea for service/kitchen/storage 40%, seating 60%

(for basic calculations - seating based on ½ hr of lunches served -- more seating can be added for other purposes )

vending

less now that food/coffee service is being kept open longer.

at NYLS, 8-9 vending machines for 1,000 fte the break point before vending starts to be subsidized

at CUA, 4 vending machines for 850 fte

hours of operation

Students are pushing for extended hours.food servicestudy / collaborative spacelibrary

the ‘24/7’ discussion

circulationreservereference

USC library 1st floor

circulationreservereference

USC library 1st floor

library

social spaceprotected quiet spaceteam studycoffee/vendingseminar/classes

other sessions at Bricks & Bytes

classrooms

other sessions at bricks & bytes

outdoor space

student organizations

Student Bar Association -- Black Law Students Association -- Criminal Rights Association –- Caribbean Law Students Association -- Women’s Lawyer Association – Federalist Society – OUTLAW –Phi Alpha Delta – Environmental Law Society – Asian/Pacific American Law Students Association -- Association of Communication, Sports, and Entertainment -- Christian Legal Society – Latino/a Law Students Association – Muslim Law Society -- International Law Association – Association of Trial Lawyers of America – Students for Social Justice -- Delta Theta Phi -- Surf Law Society – Court Jesters – Barely Legal Theater – In Vino Veritas – OWLS (Older Wiser Law Students)

student organizations

Student Bar Association -- Black Law Students Association -- Criminal Rights Association –- Caribbean Law Students Association -- Women’s Lawyer Association – Federalist Society – OUTLAW –Phi Alpha Delta – Environmental Law Society – Asian/Pacific American Law Students Association -- Association of Communication, Sports, and Entertainment -- Christian Legal Society – Latino/a Law Students Association – Muslim Law Society -- International Law Association – Association of Trial Lawyers of America – Students for Social Justice -- Delta Theta

Phi -- Surf Law Society – Court Jesters – Barely Legal Theater – In Vino Veritas – OWLS (Older Wiser Law Students)

student organizations

student organizations

student organizations

tables

law review / journals / moot court

(most stable, requiring dedicated space)

Trends satellite libraries disappearingfewer enclosed officesequity of importance

student events

immensely diverse ----- formal and informal

receptions -- moot court competitions -- auctions -- TGIT’s and F’s -- BBQ’s -- fundraisers – student sponsored lectures and panels………

student events - indoors

student events - outdoors

student events

see documentation of ‘law schools as social venues’ yesterday

lockers

lockers

3-4nsf per person

other (emerging) expectations

IDEO

future digital tools

IDEO

accelerated adoption of technology

-- quicker disappearance of black/white boards?-- quicker disappearance of projection screens?

fitness centers

daycare

sustainability

LEED Ratings +

student–centric law school design