This is not a School

This is not a School is a speculation and proposal for the changing role of future universities. Due to the advancement of telecommunication and online platforms opening flexibility and accessibility for everyone in the world to learn and work online, the language of the traditional school platform, such as classrooms, auditoriums, teaching and learning spaces, will no longer be needed. Schools will be a container or a gathering spot that converges the online platform while enhancing the physical communication and observative learning through the non-school programs.

The University of Architecture and University of Economy in District 3 of Hochiminh city has been chosen as a testing ground for the idea of This is Not a School. By using a system base process, without preconceived notions, this project opens the possibilities of what future learning might be by prioritizing the sectional quality of the type and the experiential aspect and atmosphere of not a school type. The outcomes from the system-based process is judged on the relationship with the specific context of Hochiminh city where the vibrancy of street culture is embedded through three different filters: creative type, performative type, and social type. This is Not a School is a place of culture, a convergence of digital and physical interaction and an informal playground for Vietnamese youth - blurring the boundary of real world and digital world.