Call for
Contributions—Changing Spaces of Higher Education
Over the past two years, “stay at home” mandates
redefined the locations where scholarly and creative output occurs, and the
nature of work itself. College campuses transitioned to remote learning and
have increasingly come to rely on hybrid models in course delivery even as
COVID-19 mitigation measures have relaxed. This transition towards remote and
hybrid learning as a tool during the pandemic has exacerbated an existing trend
in higher education that calls for more online learning. Consequently, the future
of the traditional campus model—an employment hub for a variety of professions
beyond just academic faculty—is uncertain in many communities. In the wake of
the pandemic, how has the work-from-home model along with the
reconceptualization of the delivery of student learning changed campuses and
campus architecture? What happens to the traditional campus model
when students and faculty increasingly interact in virtual space? And what
happens to those whose labor has been vital to the successful operation of the
campus when the spaces of learning relocate or are reconfigured? How are
architects and planners thinking about campus design to meet challenges in
pandemic and post-pandemic times?
As we learn to live through pandemics, PLATFORM seeks
reader reflections to broadly consider how the COVID-19 pandemic has altered
and continues to alter the spaces of higher education. Possible reflections may
consider the evolving investment in the idea of the residential campus
post-pandemic, the classroom’s differing spatial possibilities, the viability
of the campus as employment hub, or the pandemic’s impact on campus design.
Length and format must conform to PLATFORM style. Please visit our
website, https://www.platformspace.net/home, for further details on submission guidelines, and send 100-150-word
abstracts to PLATFORM Editors at info@platformspace.net for
consideration. New deadline for abstracts: September 30, 2022.
