Books

Three books on learning, belonging and becoming.

Two titles from the Association for Learning Environments, co-authored with Prakash Nair, and a personal book of reflections on childhood. The two A4LE titles are featured, with purchase details, on the EDI site.

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A4LE · 2023

A New Language of School Design

Evidence-Based Strategies for Student Achievement & Well-Being
Editors: Prakash Nair, AIA · Dr. Parul Minhas

The first book ever commissioned by the Association for Learning Environments in its 100-plus year history. A new vocabulary for designing schools around how children actually learn — bringing together design patterns, research and practice.

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A4LE · 2024

Building Minds

Designing Learning Spaces for Connection & Coherence
Dr. Parul Minhas · Prakash Nair, AIA · with Kevin Bartlett

How the design of a school can build connection and coherence — the conditions under which children feel known, settled and able to learn. Draws together neuroscience, salutogenic design and two decades of project work.

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A personal book

Carved by Time, Held by Love

A Journey Through Childhood, Belonging, and Becoming
Dr. Parul Minhas

A quieter body of writing, away from the design work. A love letter to childhood and a mother's quiet offering — gentle reflections and childhood stories, on attention, belonging and coming home to oneself. Meant to be picked up when the heart feels weary.