Asu Architecture Students Collaborate with Palestinian Peers

"There are some things we had no idea that were prevalent in their kindergartens," says an Arizona State University architecture student.

"They said that nap times are not a thing and they don't have a cafeteria or scheduled time to eat lunch.

They bring lunch and eat throughout the day or have snacks.

So we didn't include things like a nap room or a kitchen or a cafeteria."

That's just one example of what students from ASU and a Palestinian university came up with for a renovation of a kindergarten in the West Bank city of Nablus, the Arizona Republic reports.

The project is part of the Climate Futures Exchange program, which is funded by a $300,000 grant from the J.

J.

Stevens Virtual Exchange Initiative, the Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs program, and the Aspen Institute.

Phil Horton, an ASU architecture professor and co-director of the Center of Building Innovation, worked with faculty from An-Najah University on a studio project last year.

This year, the ASU students came up with designs including a treehouse, reading tents, and an alphabet wall as they learned about Palestinian culture from students at An-Najah National University.

"The cultural exchanges were very touching and not only was it fun to learn from

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