jailcd2021002: Investigation on the Regeneration Architecture Program of Abandoned Schools: An Overview into the Design of School Architecture Characteristic

Abstract

Nowadays, school architecture’s environment has been facing an extraordinary crisis which is influenced by our new social formation. According to a global movement “7 Billion Action” that was launched by the United National, its estimation of the world’s population is expected to reach from 7.7 billion currently to 9.7 billion in 2050. However, the age structure of the demographic of 9.7 billion’s population will change into a high aging society because people surviving to reproductive age; also, majority change effect of fertility rate relates to a social environment, economic, government policy, etc. will be the consideration of having a child as well. Besides, many cities’ phenomenon has been increasing of urbanization and accelerating migration from a rural area to a suburban, due to this specific development situation, many schools have been closed, destroyed, or lost. Because of the circumstance, each country’s government has built up a project to encourage either private or public enterprises, organizations, firms, etc. to participate in it. The applicant will be supported by proposing an appropriate concept to reconfiguration the plan layout, renovate the function, facility, and equipment; the most important thing is to preserve the building without destroying it. Overall regenerate process gives the rebirth of the abandoned school, school architecture transforms into a variety of programs which involved into withering social practice or placemaking, its new architectural function from above not only ensures the building life cycle continues to be more sustainably, but also redevelop the connectedness for the local region.