INTERGRATION OF INTERACTIVE SPACES IN DESIGN OF SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE FOR FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA

Abstract

Architectural design spaces, still the center of curricular program in architectural faculties worldwide, and is considered the standard for education in architectural design process that involves participatory practice. However, the architecture space's main role in the current academic framework of architectural study needs to be rethought. Therefore, redirection to architecture space design is required to achieve an atmosphere that provides an immersive and collaborative sense of setting for space users. This paper integrates the techniques and goals of architectural design for open space facilities that provide stress relief for learning environments like those of university campuses in a compact urban setting. The literature reviews together with the input of experts indicate strategies for integrating sustainability as the basis for achieving a functional institutional environment structure for the Nigerian schools of architecture thereby, this is the basis for the creation of a questionnaire to gather relevant data for improving quality and better service delivery in terms of improved interactive space organization. The findings indicate the integration of sustainable building strategy in learning space should depict learning and teaching purposes and be adequately flexible for non-class ends. The study recommends that it is important to establish guidelines such as flexibility, functionality, blended learning, and a user‟s centered design for an alternative design approach that is focused on the user and at the same time strengthen the training of student architects by creating more interactive spaces.