Manchester test
Abstract
Further to an earlier research on Schools and their thermal performances in Lagos, Nigeria, it was discovered that certain temperatures inhibit learning and at 27oC children in Lagos were still comfortable. It is an established fact that there is a relationship between the Environment and Productivity in previous researches. When a space is comfortable, it improves performance and vice versa. Comfort, Thermal, Visual, Psych ological or otherwise, is a state of mind that expresses satisfaction with the environment or is a state of pleasantries. Comfort is therefore related to the mind and similarly the tangible or intangible environment. This research seeks to review the link between Culture and Learning. Is there a place of Culture – art and space, in the learning process of a people, in this case, Africans? How has this evolved over time? Sustainability is hinged on three main pillars; the Economic, Environmental and Social aspects of a society. The fourth pillar being culture, politics or religion. Culture and the arts and spaces are closely linked. Hence the aim of the study- evolution of learning spaces in Africa as a drive towards Quality Inclusive Education, one of the SDG goals targeted at developing nations such as Nigeria.
Dr. Oginni is an architect and research specialist with focus on Thermal Comfort and Building Performance Evaluations, and budding interests in the Urban Planning of African Cities. She has an undergraduate degree in Architecture, graduated from the University of Lagos in 2004; Masters in Environmental Design in 2009 and a Ph.D from the Department of Architecture, University of Lagos in 2018. Over these years she has worked with students on Urban Revitalization projects in Lagos, Architectural Design Studio projects, and Climatology Field Surveys for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students, as well as conducted researches on Thermal Comfort and alternative building materials. She has mentored over 8 Undergraduate Architecture students on their final thesis projects and has achieved both the NIA (Nigerian Institute of Architects) and the ARCON (Architects Registration Council of Nigeria) membership of professional groups and an IFRA (French Institute for Research in Africa) research fellowship; about 6 number of publications and won and managed an on-going TETFUND grant 2017/1018.