NURTURING ACTIVE GLOBAL CITIZENS
Perkins Eastman’s latest project on the Concordia International School Shanghai (CISS) campus is a new 12,720 sm (129,200 sf) high school. It is the newest addition to the school’s multi-building education campus. Completed through a joint effort of the firm’s New York and Shanghai offices, this is the fourth phase of a series of planning and design projects completed for the school. The 10-acre campus also includes an elementary school and performing arts center, also designed by Perkins Eastman. As the culmination of a 10-year, multi-phased expansion of the world-class education campus, the high school is a fitting architectural expression of the evolution of design, learning, and sustainability. It is what a 21st century school is supposed to be. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zero Energy School and Sports Complex, Saint Ouen – France
Architect : Mikou Design Studio
Salwa Mikou, Selma Mikou, Cécile Jalby, Iskra Pencheva, Samiel Musolino, Lorenzo Donati, Mickael Courtay
Client : City of Saint-Ouen
Programme : Elementary school, primary school, sports and recreation centre, cafeteria, administration, parking lot 38 places.
Budget : 11 M € HT
Surface : 4 820 m2 Gross Floor Area
Location : ZAC of the Docks in Saint-Ouen
Date : competition 2009, first prize, completion 2011 Read the rest of this entry »
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Schmidt hammer lassen architects‘ largest school project to date has been completed in Norway. The project is one of Norway’s Schools for the Future, enhancing cross disciplinary learning.Schmidt hammer lassen are also the architects behind City of Westminster College Paddington Green Campus under construction in London.
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Extension to Waldorf School designed by Morten Schmidt
schmidt hammer lassen architects has unveiled their new addition to The Rudolf Steiner School in Aarhus, Denmark. The innovative new building, which reflects an interdisciplinary approach to education, has been designed by the practice’s partner Morten Schmidt, a former student of the school.
The Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner founded the Waldorf schools in 1919. These institutions continue to emphasise the role of imagination within learning, integrating artistic, academic and practical elements of education. Morten Schmidt has created an eclectic and inspiring building that is indicative of this approach. Read the rest of this entry »
