Interpreting Spaces for Advanced Learning Environment by Interaction with the Natural Environment in Primary Schools

The rate of urbanization is accelerating in an unprecedented way in all countries, which leads to the difficulty of people reaching the natural environment. As a result of urbanization, the individual spends most of time inside the buildings. The individual in childhood needs to be more closely related to nature than adults. Natural is a basic requirement for humans because it is part of its formula. The problem with this study is that most of the research focuses on connecting students to the natural environment by playing in the open air, while there is little research on the possibility of connecting students in primary schools with the natural environment while they are inside the building. The aim of this study is to offer proposals and solutions in the ways of having a natural environment in the primary school, and to identify places with large gatherings in the school to know how the natural environment is distributed inside or outside the school building; also the existence of solutions for the presence of natural environment spaces in primary schools regardless school size. The limitation of the study can be defined with five primary schools in the United States. The schools were chosen every five years starting from 1995 to 2020. These schools are distinguished by their contemporary and innovative design and the existing natural environmental spaces, and the different school spaces, all of which were designed and built by a group of Architects and interior designers. The methodology of this study is qualitative, as a group of books, articles, and magazines have been analyzed and recapitulated. Results of this study show possibilities of having a natural environment under any natural conditions and whatever the size of the primary school. The school's indoor spaces can be linked with the natural environment by focusing on the areas where students gathered in large numbers. Keywords: education building, primary school, learning environment, natural environment, design.