Education: Exposing the Art

Take away the school building, and what do you get? A real understanding of what the building itself should be about.

Remove the building and you can see education.

Imagine you have the power to manipulate everyday life in real time. Rather like in one of those ancient Greek myths where the Gods would intervene. Continue reading

The Habitable School

Designing a learning environment is not about creating the perfect school building. It is about creating a habitable environment.

Probably not how this piece of furniture was meant to be used

It is easy to believe that it should be possible to design and construct the perfect school building that does not need changing that sits there blissfully letting people inside it get on with their lives. In truth, this is far from how it works. People sometimes use their buildings in unexpected ways. It is the interaction between people and buildings that make them work, and education buildings are good examples Continue reading