An examination is a formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a particular subject or skill. An often time, the approach of an examination is accompanied by examination phobia on students, which suggests that the examination period is not always a pleasant one. Architectural jury for design studio works is the equivalent of examination for written courses; hence, students perceive it with mixed feelings. Apart from being an examination, the jury also presents an opportunity for students to learn in an atmosphere that can either be jocular, antagonistic or reassuring. Despite the age long tradition of the jury evaluation system, there are few literatures that have assessed the perception of students towards its use and suitability as a means of performance measurement. The purpose of this study is to investigate students' perception of the jury system as an integral pedagogical process of evaluating design studio works. Data was collected through a survey of two purposively selected schools using a structured questionnaire as instrument of data collection. The respondents were students across the 3rd to 4th and 5th to 6 th year of undergraduate and postgraduate study respectively. Data obtained was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings from the study would be useful in the development of national academic policies for Nigerian Schools of Architecture towards improving students' acceptance of the jury process as a tool for learning and assessment on one hand, and also to improve their performance in the jury on the other hand.

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Humanity grows in intimate interaction with nature, and the quality of this relationship is reflected in the emotions, ideas, culture, and health that each individual or community expresses. However, in modern times, the built spaces have been created and designed by assigning nature a function that is minimal and irrelevant to humans' health and pleasure. The era of technology has enabled the belief that humans may neglect their relationship with their environment and that progress can be judged by the ability to modify the natural world. This delusion has aided environmental deterioration and the alienation of humanity from natural systems and processes. Biophilic architecture is a long-term solution to the unfortunate design of urban built environments where the deterioration of natural mechanisms has resulted in growing isolation between humanity and nature. Biophilic design promotes using natural processes and systems as design inspiration in the built environment. The application of biophilic concepts in healthcare facilities is one of the pillars of healthcare humanization. Healthcare facilities can create immense stress, anxiety, and fatigue depending on how they are designed. Hospital design tends to make the experience as pleasant as possible, and one approach to doing so is through Biophilic design. This study aims to examine the impact of Biophilic design on patients' recovery in healthcare facilities with a view to proposing a paediatric hospital that infuses natural elements in design in Ota, Ogun state, Nigeria.

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