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A Thesis Chapters Draft 1
A Thesis Chapters Draft 1
By
AR. JEREMIAH MARCO A. BILDAN
CONSTANTINO, LUIGI D.
GONZALES, DENZEL D.
SORIANO JR., ROGELIO G.
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the degree of
Department of Architecture
College of Architecture and Fine Arts
Tarlac State University
October, 2019
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Chapter I
Introduction
-Eileen Gray-
“Nothing in this world is simpler and cheaper than making communites that provide better for
people”.
-Jan Gehl-
Social Architecture is
created by means of social
development, behaviors and
aspects in human life
establishing betterment for the
community, considering it as
one of the most respected
subject of architecture in
influencing how people interact and learn. By introducing social interaction in the
community can be the process by which the manner of learning can be integrated.
Through this mechanism we can shape our public realm into an exceptional future of
our society and better learning. However there are one’s that need to be prioritized,
the youth and the students themselves will be the big instrument in shaping the
society.
Youth is an experience that may shape an individual's level of dependency,
which can be marked in various ways according to different cultural perspectives in
which develops social development and inclusive growth. Personal experience is
marked by an individual's cultural norms or traditions, while a youth's level of
dependency means the extent to which they still rely on their family emotionally and
economically. Putting learning in context of youth, crisis in education have been
spreading throughout the nation, as per 2017 there are about 83.1% of youth ages 16-
24 are involved in the OSCY (Out of School Youth) in the Philippines, with many
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having the reason of problems in family or marriage, financial support, lack of
interest, and early age employment. Partnership with NYC (National Youth
Commission)
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Experience in relation with
social architecture and social learning it
is the fundamental key in assessing
their individual’s skills and
development in adapting to their .
Student’s and youth’s behavior
however differs in norms of
community, experience in this context
may help to analyze the significance of
learning in enhancement of their social skill and personal approach to establish
cognitive learning and street smart experience. This study is formulated to address
social experience based on architectural approach, it may help to identify the issues
and thoughts of the youth engaging real life experience by means of the interaction.
Following the programs and agendas implemented by the government and different
sectors of youth, experience has given them opportunities to achieve those programs
and cast objective of the given subject to which establish the Students and the Out of
School Youth synergy.
This study will incorporate innovative strategies and techniques that will lead
the project into a practical yet functional approach to social architecture and to the
Student and Out of School Youth.
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1.1.2 Review of Related Literature and Studies
Considerations
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.Figure 2. Collaborative Learning Affects Students Ability to Achieve Graduate
Learning Outcomes
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Augmented Learning. The Reciprocal Links between School Engagement,
Youth Problem Behaviors, and School Dropout during Adolescence. The manuscript
indicates school engagement of youth and also and other problem behaviors which
also a factor affecting the performance of the student in learning. Its relationship with
the study is considering the problems that affects the student in convenient learning
and being aware of distraction that causes leads them to poor performance. According
to (Ming-Te Wang, Jennifer Fredricks March 2014)
Revamping
Learning Spaces.
The literary recognize
the primary
transformation and
development in
workspaces that affects Figure 4. shows Learning is the hub of community
(Harrison / Steve Smith)
individual’s
performance. There are several aspects involved in learning environment considering
theories in learning and teaching, and also acknowledging learning as an important
component in a community. Les Hutton (2014) stated in Design for the Changing
Educational Landscape: Space, Place and the Future of Learning, that it is more
effective to create a community-based spaces instead of space-based identity to
integrate a more adequate learning landscape for the learners, wherein it is very
adaptive to every individual to easily develop their preferred passion in a more
efficient learning space. This concludes to create an interactive studio-type of learning
environment to foster and develop learning experience.
Student’s Social engagement. Nair Gehling (2015) also believes in the effectiveness
of flexible learning spaces, in which students have a freedom to express their thoughts
and knowledge to the subject they are dealing with. In addition spaces also affects the
character depending on the mood and set-up of the environment. K.E. Matthews, V.
Andrews and P. Adams (June 2010) stated the role of social learning spaces in student
engagement, wherein it is more convenient nowadays having a social interaction with
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others through collaboration that exceeds the limits of individuals knowledge by
sharing different experiences and perspective.
Youth Empowerment .“The base and the true spirit of the Outreach Centers is
volunteerism, because it unleashes the power of the community and the power of
youth”. “These are youth helping other youth, and that is very powerful” by
Understanding the Reaching Youth Outside Of Schools (by Salvador Stadthagen).It
emphasize the importance of not only getting youth engaged, but also recognizing and
rewarding their accomplishments and the skills they develop through volunteerism,
which can build positive self-image and give potential employers proof of a certain
skillset. Amplifying Youth Voices lifting up local governance and community
engagement.
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youth have the willingness to go back to school because they see the value of education in
fighting against poverty. However, they are vulnerable and may be influence by their
environment to either let go of their dreams or strive harder to achieve it. This research
aimed to describe and understand the lived experience of the out of school youth
living in poverty by knowing how they express their desire to reach their dreams to
the people around them. Encouraging the parents of out of school youths to motivate
their child to continue pursuing their spirit for Education. This is to reduce poverty
through introducing the value of Education.
Learning Approach.To address the methods, educators must identify students at-
risk, strategies to enhance student’s learning experiences at school, and other methods
to challenge at-risk students to stay in school. The purpose of this is to approach at-risk
youth to gain a better understanding of the difficulties and challenges that co-exist with
this problem, particularly the increasing numbers of high school dropouts that has
reached crisis proportions. This is to imply addressing the techniques in schools to
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define “youth at risk” and improvement of every student and “at risk youth” learning
experiences. (Janis Kay Dobizl – 2012) .
This would help us building and establishing spaces that will give connotation on
learning environments and social architecture designs.
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cultural consumption, the transmission of this cultural capital has the ability to gestate
a deeper sense of identity amongst the embedded community.
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Understanding (Michael Choudhary 2018) Learning Spaces: Discovering the
Spaces for the Future of Learning. The traditional education consists of teacher and
the student and a “space” where the teacher can give lessons. These spaces might
have started as under the tree moving into outdoors classroom with furniture and then
into the enclosed classrooms (four walled space with rows of furniture). How can new
spaces unfold the layers of playfulness and haptic experience and utilize them to
enrich early childhood education? This thesis is based on envisioning new spaces
through storytelling. Presented in a series of children books that set-up a mind frame,
which helps to better understand the children needs and behaviors. The design
strategy is to create poetic and haptic spaces through storytelling and sculpting in
imaginative narratives to help children learn and play in more attuned environments.
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Figure 10. shows exploration of Michael Choudhary in the study the interrelationship in
between public spaces
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Related Projects
Figure 12. shows SCCC Learning Resource Center Hallway and Lounge Area
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Figure 13. shows SCCC Learning Resource Facade
Palomar College Learning Resource Center (2019) LPA. The role of the
library has changed in the last 20 years and will continue to evolve for decades to
come. Palomar College's Learning Resource Center (LRC) is a modern
reinterpretation of a library. In addition to the book stacks, there are computer rooms,
tutoring spaces, study rooms, and social areas.
The building program has three components: library, academic technologies, and
tutoring. The client’s request for visual access into the building became the primary
organizing element and design feature. In response, the components were “stacked”
into four floors overlooking a full-height lobby space, which announces this special
resource and destination from the campus quad.
Introducing public space for social learning. This facility talks about a new
approach on setting of library and in relation with the study turns out to be effective
on students and at risk youth to develop their social skill and achieve literacy
improvement. This facility provides a lot of factor in designing a resource center in
which the occupants was the element defining the interrelationships of spaces and the
integration of social architecture. The facility symbolizes the changes and adaptation
to the movement of students and educators to achieve an augmented learning.
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Figure 14. shows Palomar College Learning Resource Center Facade (2019) LPA
Figure 15-17. shows Palomar College Learning Resource Center Hallways and Study
Station / Lounge (2019)
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Children International 2016 which provide safe spaces for kids to learn,
develop life-changing skills and play. The organization’s youth resource
centers provide programs and services specifically targeted to teens to help
them navigate the challenges of adolescence. For youth in poverty, this means
the opportunity to participate in transformational leadership development and
educational and job-preparedness programs. With these centers, not only are
the youth equipped with critical skills, but they also have access to positive
role models so they can avoid gangs, drugs, alcohol and other negative
influences, which are common, especially among youth living in poverty.
Children International’s community center programs help their youth to hurdle
the obstacles in their lives by developing skills for future gainful employment
in a safe and nurturing environment.
Forming programs to Define Spaces The relation of the study emphasizes the sense
of collaboration with youth with different interest, it could be beneficial for one
another to have an engagement considering multiple abilities and knowledge. To
provide an adequate solution on learning of underprivileged youth to strive to
reach their full potential, breaking down many obstacles and barriers .
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(Nicai de Guzman, December 2015) PRESS by Fully Booked. PRESS has always
seemed ironic. Situated right inside select Fully Booked branches, it's supposed to—
or we assumed, at least—inspire you to you read, but amid the glorious new-book
smell of the bookstore come the dog-eared pages of the few magazines on PRESS's
shelves. There's a pillar inside the cafe dedicated to books. The shelves feature trendy,
diagonal slots and fit about a hundred titles, specially curated by the Fully Booked
team. There's a good range in terms of theme. Once you're done reading, there's a
library card on the inside cover that asks you to jot down a one-word review, as well
as your Twitter handle for future social media posting.
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Children's Learning Center, Mas-in Village / Native Narrative (2018). While
running architectural practice for nearly 2 years in rural Philippines, Scandinavian
Design studio Native Narrative designed a series of after-school facilities that
constitute a safe meeting spot for children in emergency. This project in the Philippine
village of Mas-in is their second completed, and has become a new standard for local
government in the Philippines.
Figure 22-23. shows interior of Children's Learning Center, Mas-in Village by Native
Narrative
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Study Center in Tacloban / Workshop (2011) by E. Furunes, Trond Hegvold
and Ivar K. V. Tutturen. The aim for the project was to use the architectural process
as a tool to empower the parents to improve the learning conditions for their own
children. Through a series of workshops, games and testing on site we worked
together - using architecture as a platform for exchange of passion and knowledge.
The project became not only about the building of a study center, but the building a
community.
Symbol of Participatory Design and Street Smart Resiliency. this study in relation
to our research is to put the out of school youth, students and the whole community be
involve in phases of the design wherein the society has a high expectancy in
enhancing social growth development. The study holds a great contribution on
architecture in which the facility has been a role model to the community as its
signifies unity in society through participatory design..
Figure 25-26. Study Center in Tacloban / Workshop by E. Furunes, Trond Hegvold and
Ivar K. V. Tutturen
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1.1.3 The Gap
The study focuses in the correlation of social architecture that supports the
processes of the design in which standards, laws and policies of social aspect is
considered. The gap on the stated studies is the designs are too focused on delivering
learning into the students making barriers in the development of the OSCY. The
design should have a harmony in between the students and OSCY achieving
enhancement of the local social growth development.
1. To support the local youth in enhancing the social and human growth
development of the community that will help them discover the full
capabilities of their strengths and personal skills.
2. To identify the social spaces that will define the identity of the Out of School
Youth/ “At risk youth” and Students Synergy that will strengthen each other’s
relationship and the society.
3. To incorporate social architecture as a strategy to enhance engagement of
youth through collaboration prior to learning.
4. To integrate architectural solutions that will foster educational growth altering
the impetus or stigma attached to standard education system.
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1.4 Scope and Delimitations
The main rationale of this study is to reach out the youth in conforming resilient
learning space in which helps them develop their social and personal skills. This is
also to nurture students and at risk youth along with introducing the importance of
learning in contributing to local community. Through this study it will help the youth
and community achieve the goals and visions stated in the local plan.
Through the analysis of study it will convey the different aspects of learning that
break the barriers and issues in education and learning system. It will also help the
government understand the possibilities of new learning strategy in formulating plans
and programs for the youth.
For the Students. This study is significant for student learning spaces in
acquiring information they need and to help them develop their personal skills and
social development.
For the Out of School Youth/At Risk Youth. This study is significant in
giving importance of social learning in dealing with daily life through social
architecture.
For the Educators. This study is significant in delivering ease in teaching and
facilitating students and the OSCY gaining more convenience in education.
For the Architectural Knowledge. This study is significant for the architecture
community as to formulate new identity in promoting social architecture
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1.6 Conceptual Framework
This study measured the efficiency of avenues of program to the students and the
OSCY on how will they contribute to the society in which they acquire knowledge in learning
and adapt street smart resiliency. The diagram below shows how the data is presented in the
study.
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Figure 30. Conceptual Framework Explanation
1.7 Assumptions
OSCY (Out of School Youth). (A) An eligible youth who is a school dropout;
or (B) an eligible youth who has received a secondary school diploma or its
equivalent but is basic skills deficient, unemployed, or underemployed.
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Resource Center. (A) A place where students and educators pick up
information, equipment and support usually consists of library, working station and
classroom (B) A space wherein sociability is created and knowledge within the
students is nurtured.
Street Smart. A person who has a lot of common sense and knows what's
going on in the world. This person knows what every type of person has to deal with
daily and understands all groups of people and how to act around them.
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