N°
2008/15
01 oct 2008
Dalry Primary – An Innovative Scottish Case Study Malcolm Summers
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...
N°
2008/14
01 oct 2008
In Slovenia, Šoštanj Primary School Collaborates with Its Community Emmanuel Cercek
Šoštanj Primary School offers a learning process which can enrich traditional forms of schooling. It
demonstrates how a school, including its infrastructure, can influence family life and the environment,
creating new social patterns and a local identity. Pupils and teachers are involved in...
N°
2008/13
01 oct 2008
A Second Chance School in Hungary László Limbacher
Hungary’s Belvárosi Tanoda Secondary School offers an informal, flexible environment and alternative
teaching methods for students who have had problems in other schools.
The Belvárosi Tanoda (which translates as downtown school) is a second chance school for students who
have dropped out of...
N°
2008/12
01 oct 2008
Open Plan Schools in Portugal Miguel Martinho, José M. R. Freire da Silva
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...
N°
2008/11
01 oct 2008
OECD Work on Future Educational Environments Henno Theisens, Francisco Benavides, Hanna Dumont
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...
N°
2008/10
01 juin 2008
Sustainable Education Campus in Spain Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo
The sustainable education campus project for San Agustín de Guadalix is based on an innovative
concept of urbanism and architecture. The campus design and landscape aim to support training and
exemplify sustainability.
N°
2008/09
01 juin 2008
Primary School Architecture in Portugal José M. R. Freire da Silva
Describing primary schools in a small city in Portugal is an opportunity for an overall look at the
evolution of schools in general as special public buildings. A look at four of the six primary schools in
the city of Caldas da Rainha shows how these public buildings have evolved, what they...
N°
2008/08
01 juin 2008
A Flexible School for Early Childhood Education in Italy Giorgio Ponti
The design of this flexible school for early childhood education in Milan, Italy, takes into account
children’s development and the different ways they experience space according to their age. The
facilities will include not only a nursery school and kindergarten, but also a drop-in day-care...
N°
2008/07
01 juin 2008
Special Primary School Complex in the United Kingdom Mark Robinson
Booker Park School is a new complex for pre-primary children and primary pupils with a range of
behavioural and learning difficulties. To respond to the pupils’ varied needs, the school facilities offer
a high degree of flexibility and a quality environment for learning.
N°
2008/06
01 fév 2008
Evaluating School Facilities in Brazil Sheila Walbe Ornstein, Nanci Saraiva Moreira
Brazil’s São Paulo Metropolitan Region is conducting a performance evaluation pilot study at three
schools serving disadvantaged populations. The objective is first to test methods which can facilitate
Post Occupancy Evaluations (POEs) and then to carry out the evaluations. The preliminary...
N°
2008/05
01 fév 2008
Implications of Curriculum Reform for School Buildings in Scotland W. Scott-Watson
Scotland’s Building Excellence programme is exploring the implications of curriculum reform for
school building design. It includes events which bring together teachers, designers, school managers
and local authorities.
N°
2008/04
01 fév 2008
US Academic Libraries Susan McMullen
In 2007, the author examined existing academic libraries in the United States to determine best practices
for the design, implementation and service of learning commons facilities. A primary objective of this
study was to discover how to create a higher education learning environment that...
N°
2008/03
01 fév 2008
Changing School Architecture in Zurich Mark Ziegler, Daniel Kurz
Changes in the way education is delivered has contributed to the evolution of school architecture in
Zurich, Switzerland. The City of Zurich has revised its guidelines for designing school buildings, both
new and old. Adapting older buildings to today’s needs presents a particular challenge....
N°
2008/02
01 fév 2008
New Zealand: Modernising Schools in a Decentralised Environment Bruce Sheerin
The government of New Zealand delegates property expenditure decisions to each individual school.
Such a decentralised environment creates a challenge for school boards and principals to obtain advice
on the complex issues around designing schools. To inform schools, the Ministry of Education...
N°
2008/01
01 fév 2008
Modernising Portugal's Secondary Schools Teresa V. Heitor
In March 2007, the Portuguese government announced an ambitious plan to modernise secondary
schools by improving the quality and usefulness of its teaching and learning facilities, while putting
schools back into the centre of the community of which they are an integral part.
N°
2007/12
01 sep 2007
Green Buildings in Use Chris Watson
This article briefly describes users’ experiences of two "green" education buildings. It goes on to
conclude that stakeholders’ negotiation of building performance is necessary to minimise environmental
impact, just as it is necessary to achieve other aspects of building performance.
N°
2007/11
01 sep 2007
Sustainability Actions in Australia Jenni Webster, Leigh Robinson, Kelvin Trimper, Stan Salagaras
Presented here are Australian case studies of educational buildings with environmentally sustainable
designs – an upper secondary school complex and a university learning centre – and sustainability
initiatives by a private developer working in collaboration with government authorities.
N°
2007/10
01 sep 2007
Using Minimum Energy in Ireland's Schools John Dolan
This article explains how Ireland has incorporated low energy design into primary and post-primary
schools and gives an overview of projects that have helped inform this approach.
N°
2007/09
01 sep 2007
School Buildings in Greece Panagiotis Al. Patargias, Kalianou Angela, George Galanis, Marina Vassilopoulou, Maria Drosou, Christos Protogeropoulos
Greece’s School Buildings Organisation (SBO) is developing bioclimatic pilot schemes which are
yielding positive results. Bioclimatic action has been one of the principal priorities of Greek school
infrastructure planning since 2004. Among the activities undertaken by SBO to use renewable...
N°
2007/08
01 sep 2007
Japan's Eco-school Programme Masayuki Mori
Since 1997 several ministries in Japan have collaborated on an eco-school programme, which applies
to both newly constructed and renovated school buildings, in an effort to make its schools more
environmentally friendly.
N°
2007/07
01 mai 2007
Ireland's Cherry Orchard National School O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects, Shán Ó Cuív
This recently completed primary school illustrates how architecture can contribute to creating a safe
and warm environment in a difficult area and can meet the particular needs of the student community.
In its first year in operation, Cherry Orchard National School is proving to be a successful...
N°
2007/06
01 mai 2007
South Africa's School Infrastructure Performance Indicator System Jeremy Gibberd
While some South African schools have excellent infrastructure, others lack basic services such as
water and sanitation. The school infrastructure performance indicator system (SIPIS) project offers an
approach that can address both the urgent provision of basic services as well as support the...
N°
2007/05
01 mai 2007
A New Creative Learning Centre at a Girls School in Australia Amanda Bell
Brisbane Girls Grammar School’s new Creative Learning Centre was conceived to group arts studies
which were previously scattered across the campus and to serve all students as a meeting place and
technology hub. The building is specifically designed to provide the most flexible and...
N°
2007/04
01 mars 2007
Serious Incident Management in Australia Ike Ellis, Sara Thorley-Smith
As part of its efforts to ensure school safety, the government of New South Wales, Australia,
has developed simulation exercises to better prepare principals to manage serious incidents, in
collaboration with police.
N°
2007/03
01 mars 2007
School Security Assessment Programme in Australia John Marrapodi
Since 1999 the Department of Education and Training in Western Australia has operated a successful
security risk management programme. Its strategy is to help school principals both evaluate whether
existing controls comply with security procedures and provide adequate, cost-effective levels of...
N°
2007/02
01 mars 2007
"Intelligent" Primary School Project in Italy Giorgio Ponti
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 fi rst primary
school building in Italy designed according to the principles of the "intelligent school"...
N°
2007/01
01 mars 2007
Higher Education Facilities Francisco Marmolejo, Reynold Gonzalez, Nils Gersberg, Suvi Nenonen, Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo
Issues that will shape the future of higher education institutions and new trends in campus architecture
were the themes of a recent international seminar. Francisco Marmolejo, former consultant to the
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), presents here an overview...
N°
2006/09
01 nov 2006
Queen Margaret University College's Sustainable, Community Campus Susan Woodman
The new campus of Queen Margaret University College in the United Kingdom is designed to be a sustainable educational and community resource. Early consultation with students and staff on the campus design revealed a strong desire for a sustainable environment, with plenty of green space for...
N°
2006/08
01 nov 2006
Design Quality Indicator for Schools in the United Kingdom OCDE
In December 2005, the United Kingdom launched a process for evaluating the design quality of primary
and secondary school buildings. The Design Quality Indicator (DQI) for Schools is a tool that can assist
stakeholders – teachers, parents, school governors, students, community members, local...
N°
2006/07
01 nov 2006
Accessibility Programme and School Restoration in Lisbon Pedro Homem de Gouveia, Nuno Morais, António Miranda
The City of Lisbon, Portugal, is working to better integrate children with disabilities at primary school
level. It recently has undertaken an accessible school programme and has restored an historic building
as part of this effort.
N°
2006/06
01 nov 2006
Public-Private Partnerships in Flanders Geert Leemans
Belgium’s Flemish government recently approved a EUR 1 billion investment in school infrastructure
through public-private partnerships, its first major initiative of this kind. The Flemish Community’s
variant of public-private partnerships in school building allows the government to meet urgent...
N°
2006/05
01 nov 2006
Education Facilities for Young Children Anne Meade, Fiona Ross
Educational buildings and grounds can provide a supportive and stimulating environment for the
learning process as well as contribute to greater community needs. These issues were addressed at
an international conference entitled "Making Space: Architecture and Design for Young...
N°
2006/04
01 fév 2006
Progress on Evaluating School Buildings in Scotland Keith Thomson
In June 2004, the Scottish Executive published guidance on evaluating completed school building projects, Building Our Future: Scotland’s School Estate, as part of the School Estate Strategy; the guidance included a case study evaluation at an Edinburgh primary school (see PEB Exchange, no. 53,...
N°
2006/03
01 fév 2006
Ireland's Refurbished St. John's Central College Sarah Mulrooney
St. John’s Central College, the third largest further education institution in Ireland, recently expanded and refurbished its facilities. The resulting site is more open to the community, and the new building spaces are designed in accordance with their social and academic functions.
N°
2006/02
01 fév 2006
The Mawson Centre Kelvin Trimper
In the knowledge society of the 21st century everyone – not only children but every person, enterprise and organisation – will need ongoing access to a full range of quality education and training services. This principle, often espoused by the OECD and endorsed by the ministers of education in...
N°
2006/01
01 fév 2006
Evaluating Quality in Educational Facilities Allen Abend, Sheila Walbe Ornstein, Emmanuel Baltas, Jaime de la Garza, Chris Watson, Kurt Lange, Hannah von Ahlefeld
In 2005, the OECD Programme on Educational Building (PEB) organised two international experts’ group meetings to discuss how countries define and evaluate quality in educational facilities. The research and experiences of six experts are presented in this article, in addition to the lessons...
N°
2005/15
01 oct 2005
Planning, Designing and Managing Higher Education Institutions William A. Daigneau, Mark S. Valenti, Sylvana Ricciarini, Stephen O. Bender, Nicole Alleyne, Michael Di Grappa, Josep M. Duart, Francisco Lupiáñez, Miguel Angel Ehrenzweig Sanchez
Developed below is a selection of the ideas and case studies presented at the conference on "Planning, Designing and Managing Higher Education Institutions", in San José, California (United States): Megatrends and myths which influence facilities management practices. The technology-enabled...
N°
2005/14
01 oct 2005
An Urban Renewal School Project in Italy Giorgio Ponti
The restoration of an historic school building in Battipaglia, Italy, will provide new public facilities and is hoped to boost urban renewal. The municipality of Battipaglia, in the province of Salerno, held an architectural competition for renovating the E. De Amicis Primary School and the...
N°
2005/13
01 oct 2005
School Grounds in Austria OCDE
The Austrian Institute for School and Sport Facilities (ÖISS), responsible for providing the country with guidelines, information and consultation in the field of school building, places special emphasis on school grounds. The ÖISS works to raise awareness of the importance of school grounds...
N°
2005/12
01 oct 2005
The University of Salamanca's New Campus Pablo Campos Calvo-Sotelo
The University of Salamanca in Spain has planned a new campus rooted in the local culture, geography, architecture and academic tradition. It will be built in the adjacent municipality of Villamayor, along the bank of the river Tormes. The master plan defines the basic features for what is one...
N°
2005/11
01 oct 2005
Structures for Learning in New Zealand Bruce Sheerin
The New Zealand Ministry of Education is undertaking a project to provide information that can assist schools to design quality environments that will improve student learning outcomes. The project started in 2004 with the ministry surveying boards of trustees, principals, teachers and students...
N°
2005/10
01 juin 2005
Creating 21st Century Learning Environments Phan Pit Li, John Locke, Prakash Nair, Andrew Bunting
What is involved in creating learning environments for the 21st century? How can school facilities serve as tools for teaching and meet the needs of students in the future? What components are required to design effective schools, and how does architecture relate to the purposes of schooling?...
N°
2005/09
01 juin 2005
Energy-Efficient Renovation of Educational Buildings Heike Erhorn-Kluttig, Ove Mørck
Case studies demonstrating energy-efficient renovation of educational buildings collected by the International Energy Agency (IEA) provide information on retrofit technologies, energy-saving approaches and ventilation strategies. Some general findings are presented here along with one case...
N°
2005/08
01 juin 2005
An Asset Management System for School Buildings in Quebec Dino Gerbasi
Presented here are the major reasons why an asset management system (AMS) is needed, a brief history of their evolution and a description of the initiative undertaken by Quebec to implement such a system. The appendix contains the recommended basic requirements for an asset management system.
N°
2005/07
01 juin 2005
The National Maritime College of Ireland Eamonn Greville
The new National Maritime College of Ireland is regarded as the country’s most exciting and innovative development in maritime training and education and is the first tertiary institution to be built and operated under the government’s Public Private Partnership (PPP) model of procurement. The...
N°
2005/06
01 fév 2005
The Netherlands' Firebird School Susan Stuebing
Innovative teaching methods and organisational change make new demands on our future learning environments. The Brink and the Laak Clusters are two related examples of a new type of building for a community in the Netherlands. The Firebird School (Vuurvogel), a primary school for students from...
N°
2005/05
01 fév 2005
'Joinedupdesignforschools' in the United Kingdom OCDE
Joinedupdesignforschools explores how good design can improve the quality of life in schools by listening to the voices of the clients: pupils. The programme is an initiative in the United Kingdom that joins client teams of pupils with the country’s leading design practices to provide solutions...
N°
2005/04
01 fév 2005
Italy's Intelligent Educational Training Station Giorgio Ponti
The Intelligent Educational Training Station has been developed in Italy to meet emerging school building needs. The project, for schools from the primary to upper secondary level, proposes flexible architecture for an "intelligent school" network, and was developed by CISEM, the Centre for...
N°
2005/03
01 fév 2005
Ireland's Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions Gerry O’Sullivan
The largest-ever evaluation of an Irish research programme has concluded that the PRTLI is "the beginning of a major and most beneficial transformation of the research landscape of Ireland that will help to install an innovation-driven economy". The PRTLI, the Programme for Research in Third...
N°
2005/02
01 fév 2005
Building Schools for the Future in the United Kingdom Mukund Patel
State-of-the-art school buildings can improve educational standards and have a positive effect on everyone who uses them. That is why England’s Department for Education and Skills (DfES) launched an ambitious five year strategy to improve educational facilities for all children in the country...
