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Martinho, Miguel; Freire da Silva, Jose M. R. – PEB Exchange, 2008
Open plan schools have been largely contested in Portugal; many teachers, administrators and even parents consider this model of schooling inappropriate and therefore a failure. Recently however the Escola da Ponte, one of the open plan schools that has survived, was recognised as one of the country's most innovative educational facilities.…
Descriptors: Open Plan Schools, Foreign Countries, Educational Facilities, Public Schools
Summers, Malcolm – PEB Exchange, 2008
In presenting this case study of an innovative school building in Scotland, the author describes its unique design features, conveys the viewpoints of the users, client and design team, and reveals the lessons learned. Dalry Primary, North Ayrshire Introduction Dalry Primary School in North Ayshire is the latest case study featured on the Scottish…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Foreign Countries, School Buildings, Case Studies
Ponti, Giorgio – PEB Exchange, 2007
Construction work is about to begin on a new "intelligent" primary school for 300 students (later to be expanded for 600) in the Municipality of Solaro in the province of Milan. This is the first primary school building in Italy designed according to the principles of the "intelligent school" as defined by the Centre for…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, School Buildings
Theisens, Henno; Benavides, Francisco; Dumont, Hanna – PEB Exchange, 2008
Designing school buildings to respond to change is not a new idea. But perhaps what is different today is the kind and degree of change which we have to anticipate. The OECD is carrying out projects that can help in the planning and design of future educational facilities--exploring trends in education and studying innovative learning…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, One Parent Family, Birth Rate, Lifelong Learning