Neutral spaces: the close relationship between professional and educational spaces

  1. Lucinda Morrissey 1
  2. María Jesús Triviño 1
  3. Roberta Barbán Franceschi 1
  4. Adolfo Jordán Ramos 1
  1. 1 Universidad Europea de Madrid
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    Universidad Europea de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04dp46240

Actes:
8th International Conference Senses and Sensibility 2015, Lisbon, Portugal 4-6 October 2015

Editorial: Edições IADE

ISBN: 978-989-8473-18-9

Any de publicació: 2015

Pàgines: 331-338

Tipus: Aportació congrés

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Resum

This article reflects on new educational spaces, which are similar to the work areas of a creative company, spacesthat simultaneously stimulate students, professors, visitors, etc. There are flexible spaces that respond to thedifferent needs of all these kinds of users. These spaces are referred to as “neutral spaces” in this article. InEuropean education, the Bologna Plan’s implementation has brought the academic context much closer to theprofessional. This change has required the actors involved to develop skills and competencies that stimulatecollaborative working, connectivity, creativity, and an entrepreneurial outlook. Without doubt, it has also broughtpeople closer to the needs of innovative companies and progressively to the need for educational spaces, which aremore akin to workspaces. The main focus is placed on the analysis of new educational spaces in universities and thecollaboration between university and business, both are principal aspects in the investigation of the Steelcase Chairof Educational Spaces and Facilities. To link design activities within the European University of Madrid BADesign Degree with the company Steelcase, to study the issue of neutral spaces with the intention of providingteaching, that is intended to be closer to the professional environment. The purpose of this research is to verify thespatial needs of the university and compare them to professional spaces. For this a data collection process wascreated in which company and university spatial circumstances are studied to determine equivalences. From thesefindings a collaboration between the university and company was developed, involving students and developing adynamic collaborative work model for all involved.

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