1st Edition
Community Schools Designing for sustainability, wellbeing and inclusion
By Helen Taylor
Copyright 2023
176 Pages
by
RIBA Publishing
176 Pages
by
RIBA Publishing
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Schools have the potential to empower communities by connecting people better with the places they live. But how can these benefits be baked into a design brief? As complex institutions, schools not only provide education and pastoral care for children, as they grow and develop, but also act as workplaces for staff and civic assets or hubs for the wider community. Yet they're not often perceived... Read more
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. A Different Approach to School Design
2. Community Schools
3. Wellbeing
4. Connectivity & Inclusion
5. Indicators & Evaluation
6. A New Brief for Community Schools
Endnotes
Image Credits
Biography
Helen Taylor is an architect and Director of Practice at Scott Brownrigg, with more than 20 years’ experience in education design from Nursery to Further Education. Dr Sharon Wright is a Senior Associate with the-learning-crowd and has been supporting education capital projects for 20 years.
