There are a number of ideas that are important to consider in this article.  A few of which I touched upon in my Master’s degree thesis about learning spaces and classroom design.

The next generation of learning spaces will take all the characteristics of an active learning environment—flexibility, collaboration, team-based, project-based—and add the capability of creating and making.

Source: Beyond Active Learning: Transformation of the Learning Space (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE.edu