What Learning Spaces Look Like in 2020

Learning spaces have been turned upside down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but once we move beyond the pandemic, what will our education environments look like? We spoke with Gretchen Diesel, senior interior designer at leading education design firm Stantec, about how learning spaces are becoming more nimble, more innovative, and more collaborative. The Pandemic Influence “A lot of trends come out of challenges – when people are actively trying to solve a problem and come up with similar solutions. This could be the case with the COVID-19 pandemic.” “Our challenge with COVID has been in our ability to engage with our clients, because they’re so busy trying to solve all of the issues that COVID presents. Different districts are reopening at different times and in different capacities. Once schools knew exactly how many students would be coming into the physical school space, they were able to move forward with …