In the industrial era, schools developed as highly controlled environments to instil the discipline to thrive in a machine age. Now, to prepare pupils for success in a knowledge economy, the evolving typology is more fluidly conceived to provide flexibility, connectivity, and spaces for social and educational encounters
Author Archives: Christian Kuhn
TQ Schools: Rinsgtabekk School by DIV.A
This school in Norway was designed to be flexible and workshop-like in its nature, as well as energy efficient and sustainable
TQ Schools: Orestad College by 3XN Architects
The design of this Danish school is characterised by spatial flexibility and a large communual space for playing and learning. It was commissioned as a landmark for its neighbourhood
TQ Schools: I Mosaici School by Herman Hertzberger
An interplay between inside, outside and varying elevations creates a malleable school by Hertzberger
TQ Schools: Leutschenbach School by Christian Kerez
A stacked school programme drives Kerez’s school design, pushing it into a more engaging surrounding