Lecture hall

The importance of lecture halls is so significant that some schools of architecture have offered courses exclusively centered on their design.

The noted Boston architect Earl Flansburgh wrote numerous articles focusing on achieving efficacious lecture hall design.

[citation needed] Lecture halls differ from other types of learning spaces, seminar rooms in particular, in that they allow for little versatility in use,[1] although they are no less flexible than, for example, chemistry laboratories.

[citation needed] Studies into the use of the lecture theatre teaching space have found that students sit in specific locations due to a range of factors; these include being noticed, addressing anxiety or an ability to focus.

Personal and social factors are also thought to determine students' lecture theatre seating choice and the resulting effects on attainment.