促进多样性、包容性和归属感:将空间带入对话
在过去十年中, there has been a growing conversation about promoting diversity and inclusion at higher 教育 campuses across North America. The root motivation stems from recognizing that changing student demographics – and increasing diversity – have not been well-reflected in institutional programs and structures. 在过去两年的社会清算中, institutions have redoubled their commitments to anti-racism with new strategies for expanding diversity through admission policies, 课程及课程发展, 在教师和领导层面以及社区参与方面的代表性. 那他们的校园呢? 物理空间是否能够响应不断增加的校园多样性以支持包容性? 并进一步, 空间体验-通过它的配置, 清晰度, 人际关系和物质性——捍卫归属感?
认识到“多样性”一词包含了广泛的维度是至关重要的, 包括性别多样性, 能力, 文化背景, 性取向与年龄. We must also consider diversity of enrollment: first-generation, part-time, lifelong and commuter. 在过去十年中, changes in student demographics have seen the emergence of specific design interventions to address the needs of specific groups. 这包括用于祈祷和健康的安静空间, 母亲和婴儿的私人空间, 所有性别洗手间, 食品分发处, 更新的通用设计标准, 为神经多样性学习者提供的特殊学习和测试空间, 社区参与的艺术装置和学生团体的多元文化空间. 通常是由学生倡导推动的, 这些都是积极的步骤, and university campuses have often been at the forefront of these thoughtful inclusions, 从而使设计超越校园界限.
一位拥有20多年经验的获奖建筑师, Jay is a recognized thought leader in institutional architecture of varied scales and typologies, 在加拿大和海外. 她领导的设计,战略思维和规划 教育 项目, and engages meaningfully with clients and stakeholders to define and implement the strategic vision of the project through place-centric设计. 她深度参与了多伦多的艺术和设计社区, 担任加拿大纺织博物馆董事会成员, 作为设计学校的客座评论家和讲师. 目前, 她在家工作效率很高, 领导设计了拥有5个学院的综合健康科学学院, 26个用户组, 以及一支庞大的多学科专业团队.
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