Essential design standards for contemporary school courtyard as necessity to advance the arts and technical schools in Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Interior Design and Furniture Department, Faculty of Applied Arts, Helwan University, Egypt

Abstract

The contemporary school yard is an influential element in the 
development of many of the student’s mental and emotional
perceptions, achieving psychological balance for him, and
enhancing the various aspects of his personality in general and for
the student in the industrial technical education stage in 
particular, due to the values and design criteria it contains that 
make it the scene of many diverse and theoretical activities of the
teacher. And the student, and previous studies have shown that a
number of factors contribute to reducing the chances of success, 
the most important of which is the school climate where the 
student can learn a lot without realizing it, through his presence 
in a rich educational environment, The one who focuses on 
psychology and social ergonomic engineering enhances his
intellectual and creative capacity, and this is what matters to the
science of architecture and design arts.

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