The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Book review: ABC – Schools of the Future
Rob Wilson reviews Paris-based Le Penhuel & Associés architectes’ school primer and finds it both a fun-coated bigging-up of a single practice and incredibly enjoyable. Illustrations by Quentin Vijoux
Tag: Schools
Case study: Riverside Primary School by Architype
The 550-pupil school in Perth is Scotland’s first certified Passivhaus school. Photography by David Barbour
DaeWha Kang helps kids envision design solutions for ‘turbulent’ future
DaeWha Kang Design has enlisted primary school children to provide images for a new V&A exhibition
Stanton Williams designs first boarding houses for girls at historic school
Work will start next week on Stanton Williams’ plans for the first boarding houses for girls at a 642-year-old independent school in Hampshire
Government pledges £1.8bn for school repairs ‘on top of RAAC’ expenditure
The government has announced £1.8 billion of funding to fix maintenance and safety issues in schools that do not contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC)
Let’s celebrate one of the profession’s best qualities – visionary thinking
The AJ’s February issue – which is published today – showcases architects’ ability to instigate positive social and environmental change
Government says it will remove RAAC from all affected schools
The government will permanently remove reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from all affected school and college buildings, it announced yesterday (8 February)
WilkinsonEyre school expansion gets govt nod over £6m Dyson donation
WilkinsonEyre-designed expansion plans for a Wiltshire primary school have moved one step further after the government approved a £6 million donation from entrepreneur James Dyson
HLM defends school design blamed for fuelling ‘behavioural crisis’
HLM Architects has defended its design of a school in south Wales, which is being blamed for contributing to a ‘behavioural crisis’ among pupils
RAAC crisis: more than 100 schools likely to need completely rebuilding
More than 100 schools across England built with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) will probably need to be completely rebuilt, the government has said