learn·ing
(noun)
I recently had the pleasure of touring the new Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons at Georgia Tech. This facility, opened in August of this year, offers a place of learning adjacent to the main library on "the Hill", and includes classrooms, a Starbuck's, labs and a common area where students regularly congregate.
Clough Commons, as it has become known, also boasts multiple sustainability strategies and is currently undergoing LEED certification. Among these are solar panels, a rain cistern for gray water use, efficient and smart electrical fixtures, and a monitored HVAC system. The five floor includes a lush, occupiable, roof garden that invites visitors out into the fresh air.
The interior is a bright, open, and dynamic space, with a multi-story atrium crisscrossed by floating stairs. It's easy see how daylight harvesting could work here. The articulation of the spaces emanates from its use, probably best exemplified by the main corridor/gathering space.
If you are local and haven't visited it yet, you owe it to yourself to do so. Like the College of Architecture west building, Clough Commons stands as an example of building as teaching tool. In addition to displaying numerous examples of sustainable practices, the Commons engenders a powerful sense of community through the usability of its circulation and public spaces. It has quickly become one of the premier buildings on campus, due to its versatility and the many areas where students can learn, interact, and unwind. Best of all, it's open 24 hours a day.
As a Tech alumnus, I can say that I wish we had had a building like this when I went to school.
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(noun)
1. knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
2. the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill.
I recently had the pleasure of touring the new Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons at Georgia Tech. This facility, opened in August of this year, offers a place of learning adjacent to the main library on "the Hill", and includes classrooms, a Starbuck's, labs and a common area where students regularly congregate.
Clough Commons, as it has become known, also boasts multiple sustainability strategies and is currently undergoing LEED certification. Among these are solar panels, a rain cistern for gray water use, efficient and smart electrical fixtures, and a monitored HVAC system. The five floor includes a lush, occupiable, roof garden that invites visitors out into the fresh air.
The interior is a bright, open, and dynamic space, with a multi-story atrium crisscrossed by floating stairs. It's easy see how daylight harvesting could work here. The articulation of the spaces emanates from its use, probably best exemplified by the main corridor/gathering space.
If you are local and haven't visited it yet, you owe it to yourself to do so. Like the College of Architecture west building, Clough Commons stands as an example of building as teaching tool. In addition to displaying numerous examples of sustainable practices, the Commons engenders a powerful sense of community through the usability of its circulation and public spaces. It has quickly become one of the premier buildings on campus, due to its versatility and the many areas where students can learn, interact, and unwind. Best of all, it's open 24 hours a day.
As a Tech alumnus, I can say that I wish we had had a building like this when I went to school.
For additional information, visit the Wikipedia article here.
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