I have always been interesting in the "design" of my classroom to encourage conversation, creativity, and the learning process.
Here's a Pinerest board with that focus:
Learning Environments, by Andrew Kim
https://www.pinterest.com/akim95/learning-environments/Also, here's a nice articled I "pinned" that provides some research on the subject - "Study Shows How Classroom Design Affects Student Learning".
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671627/study-shows-how-classroom-design-affects-student-learning