Call for Papers /// Learnings/Unlearnings, 3–5 September 2026, London, UK

Learnings/Unlearnings: 

Environmental learning, spatial design, and participatory pedagogies within institutions and beyond

Deadline for abstracts: 15 March, 2026

Notification of acceptance: 30 March, 2026

Conference dates: September 3-5, 2026

Conference location: London, UK

Website: Learnings/Unlearnings 2026

Call

As educational environments continue to evolve and support increasingly diverse learning needs, the importance of re-evaluating their purpose, design and use remains essential if communities wish to foster pedagogical space that is both inclusive and equitable. Concepts and methods that allow for a re-appraisal of formal, informal and non-formal learning environments include environmental learning, situated pedagogies, place-based education and civic pedagogy. Such intersecting and interdisciplinary approaches have enabled theorists, practitioners and learners to advance critical understandings of the central role that space, place and belonging has for educational process, whether it be located within, beyond or on the edges of the institution.

This call invites contributions from those working with education to explore the links between environmental learning, spatial practices and pedagogy, as a subject and practice for the future. In doing so, it aims to bring together diverse voices from different fields to share understandings of how educational environments work, whilst raising awareness of what is needed for these ideas and practices to thrive. We welcome suggestions for a variety of formats, such as workshops, papers, and performances, delivered individually or in groups. We ask participants to situate their abstracts in relation to one of the following three strands:

• Institutional Space: Learning, architecture, and material cultures within formal educational settings

• Edge Conditions: Pedagogic practices at the boundaries between institutions and external partners or sites

• Civic Space: Environmental and community‑led learning beyond formal institutional frameworks

Deadline for abstracts: 15 March 2026 to learningsunlearnings@gmail.com

For a longer call, which includes the submission requirement details, please see the conference website.

Organisers: Nicola Antaki (London School of Architecture), Kieran Mahon (University of the Arts London) and Meike Schalk (KTH Stockholm)

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