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Programmatic Requirements for the Sites of Learning |
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The Programming Process Students enrolled in an undergraduate seminar created the program for Tukwila's Sites of Learning. They were charged with reviewing Tukwila's history and current planning documents, reviewing literature on environmental education, identifying and visually documenting potential sites; interviewing children, school staff, and various city representatives and citizens; generating design criteria for the sites; and discussing their preliminary findings with the latter group before preparing the final document. |
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Potential Sites of Learning Students in the programming seminar consulted with the Parks Department to identify ten open spaces that are within reasonable proximity to the elementary schools for possible design intervention. These sites, in addition to four school sites, provide opportunities for making Tukwila a more child-friendly city. The sites are as shown on the map. |
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General Requirements The project goals, as well as best practices in outdoor learning and open space design, suggest performance criteria for Tukwila's Sites of Learning in the areas of education, cultural expression, safety, accessibility, organizational clarity, sustainability, urban design, landscape design, and architecture design. While it would have been unrealistic to expect the design teams to achieve these requirements within the limited time frame of the charrette, they are provided here as guidelines for the project as it moves into the implementation phase.
A Conceptual Framework for Outdoor Spaces In reflecting upon the nature of children's intellectual, physical, and creative development, students in the programming seminar conceptualized three general categories of use: Mind Spaces, Body Spaces, and Spirit Spaces.
Why This Project Is Important | A Case Study in Community Building | Programmatic Requirements | Design Proposals | Next Steps of Community Building | Site Map |
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