This Bridge Event explores how neuroscience can inform the assessment and design of outdoor learning environments within educational campuses.

While much attention has been given to indoor learning spaces, outdoor environments remain underexplored despite their significant impact on cognition, behavior, and wellbeing. This session brings together perspectives from cognitive neuroscience and architectural practice to address this gap.

The discussion is anchored in a research-based framework developed to evaluate outdoor campus spaces through a neuroscientific lens, examining factors such as perception, attention, stress, and social interaction. Building on this, the event connects theoretical insights on brain–environment interaction with practical approaches to human-centered design.

By bridging scientific understanding, evaluative tools, and real-world design application, the session aims to advance new ways of thinking about campuses—not only as physical settings, but as cognitive and experiential ecosystems that shape learning and everyday life.