A successful academic facility must be highly flexible and adaptable, to respond to the ever-changing needs of the academic world. To achieve that level of flexibility, a building must consist of a wide verity of learning environments. These environments, when arranged correctly within a facility, will dramatically increase building utilization and help the facility remain functional and successful for decades to come.

A matrix of these necessary spaces is provided bellow:

# OF PEOPLE	SPACE NAME	STYLE	FLEXIBILITY	LEARNING MODE
1 to 2	Terrace / patio	Informal	Moderate	Social
2 to 3	ibar	Formal	Low	support
2 to 3	Mediascape	Informal	Low	Peer-to-peer
3 to 5	Pod	Formal	Moderate	Collaborative
3 to 5	Breakout	Informal	High	Collaborative
8 to 16	Seminar	Formal	Low	Socratic
8 to 16	Brainstorm	Informal	High	Collaborative
20 to 40	Classroom	Formal	Moderate	Socratic
20 to 40	Flex class	Informal	High	Collaborative
20 to 40	Low intensity lab	Formal	Moderate	Project-based
20 to 40	Workshop studio	Informal	High	Project-based
50+	Lecture hall	Formal	Low	Teacher focused
50+	Learning theater	Informal	High	Lecture/ high tech
100+	Auditorium	Formal	Low	Teacher focused
100+	Commons	Informal	Moderate	Social