Optimization of environmental performance is one of the standards to be achieved towards designing sustainable buildings. Many researchers are focusing on zero emission building; however, it is essential that the indoor environment favors the performance of the building purpose. Empirical research has demonstrated the influence of architectural space variables on student performance, but they have not focused on holistic studies that compare how space influences different academic performance, such as Mathematics and Arts. This manuscript explores, under self-reported data, the relationship between learning space and the mathematics and art performance in 583 primary school students in Galicia (Spain). For this, the Indoor Physical Environment Perception scale has been adapted and validated and conducted in 27 classrooms. The results of the Exploratory Factor Analysis have evidenced that the learning space is structured in three categories: Workspace comfort, natural environment and building comfort. Multiple linear regression analyses have supported previous research and bring new findings concerning that the indoor environment variables do not influence in the same way different activities of school architecture.

The influence of learning space on users has been broadly accepted and tested. However, the literature has focused on single factor research, instead of holistic approaches. Additionally, lower educational levels have been the focus of interest, while higher education is moving towards multi-method teaching. This paper focuses on how learning spaces for different purposes (practice and lecture rooms) may influence academic performance from a holistic approach of learning physical environment perception. For this, the iPEP scale (Indoor physical environment perception) is used and validated through Cronbach Alpha and Exploratory Factorial Analysis. Then, multiple linear regression is conducted. The results indicate that iPEP measures near to 63 percent of the construct, which is structured in six factors. Moreover, linear regression analyses support previous literature concerning the influence of learning physical environment on academic performance (R² = 0.154). The differences obtained between practice and lecture room in terms of predictor variables bring to the light the need to diagnose learning environments before designing changes in educational buildings. This research provides a self-reported way to measure indoor environments, as well as evidence concerning the modern university, which desires to combine several teaching methods.

La aparición de las tabletas digitales hacia 2010 como alternativa a los ordenadores portátiles supuso una revolución en la relación de los usuarios con los dispositivos informáticos. El desarrollo de aplicaciones de dibujo específicas para estos nuevos dispositivos ha supuesto además, para los dibujantes, una inesperada y novedosa herramienta de expresión gráfica.

Graphic representation is a fundamental language in architecture and engineering because it facilitates the communication of any type of information. Therefore, professionals and students need continuous and updated training, with scientific references being the best source of knowledge. However, accessing the latest findings is a complex process for people in the professional world or without an extensive research background since there are no specific filters in the databases, such as architectural graphics. This manuscript aims to define the research topics and trends in architectural graphics as a point of reference for novel professors and new researchers in graphics or drawing. A database on the Scopus-indexed scientific production of the professors of architectural graphics from public architecture schools in Spain has been developed. Furthermore, cluster and map network analyses have been performed using VOSviewer with different levels of co-occurrence to define what this group of academics investigates and how the issues are related. The results evidenced a structure in four categories: the philosophy and theory of architectural graphics, the theory of geometry in architectural heritage, the application of digital graphics in architecture education and urban design management. Research gaps are mentioned and a base framework for the future of research in architectural graphics is proposed.

Los dibujos lúdicos de los arquitectos no han recibido la misma atención que los de arquitectura, a pesar de que permiten profundizar en su personalidad, considerando que siguen utilizando sus armas gráficas en los momentos de "descanso del guerrero". Es interesante detenerse en dibujos realizados por arquitectos aficionados a la caricatura, como Aalto, Le Corbusier, Jacobsen, Siza, Fehn o Sota, esbozados cuando observaban a otros arquitectos con ironía y sensibilidad.

Los sistemas de evaluación del rol investigador del profesorado universitario español se centran en el artículo científico como unidad de medición de los avances de un área de conocimiento. Se ha constatado que los estudios globales pueden proporcionar resultados sesgados y contradictorios. En España, la arquitectura se evalúa junto a las ingenierías sin considerar sus vertientes técnicas o artísticas específicas. Este estudio se centra en conocer la producción científica en SJR del profesorado del área Expresión Gráfica Arquitectónica de todas las escuelas de arquitectura públicas españolas (n=292), y si ésta se relaciona con el grado de doctor y la figura académica. Para ello se utilizará estadística descriptiva, comparativa e inferencial. Los resultados revelan índices de publicación bajos y una tendencia de crecimiento en la última década, pudiéndose relacionar los mejores resultados con la formación de doctor y figura contractual.