Khan Plans Land, Understands Demands

Our new thinker in residence is Matluba Khan, a PhD candidate in landscape architecture at the University of Edinburgh. She will be ruminating with us for three weeks. Matluba's area of research focuses on the design and development of primary schoolyards, with an aim towards creating spaces that are more engaging and stimulating for the children.

In her own words, "The drop-out rate of children in primary schools in developing countries, and in some developed countries too, is high. Through my research I try to address this grave issue from a different perspective - to attract children towards schools through the creation of an environment that will enhance their learning experience, and therefore motivate them to learn."