ABSTRACT

Uniquely Future Schools not only provides design guidance on themes in schools architecture and a wealth of recent innovative projects drawn from the UK but also an understanding of the socio-political and economic context that any practice must work within when taking on a schools project. It balances beautiful visuals and innovative case studies with in-depth discussion of the thought processes and issues to consider in good school design. Reflecting on ambitious projects during the BSF period of high investment and post-BSF creativity and innovation during austerity it considers the next phase of school design shaped by growing student numbers, diversity in project types and routes and the growing opportunities for smaller practices as work on existing buildings becomes more common. 

chapter 1|19 pages

Past Schools and Future Schools

chapter Case Study 1.1|2 pages

Clapham Manor Primary School

chapter Case Study 1.2|2 pages

Forest Park School

chapter Case Study 1.3|2 pages

Royal Greenwich University Technical College

chapter 2|19 pages

Getting Started

Developing the Client Brief

chapter Case Study 2.1|2 pages

Notre Dame RC Secondary School

chapter Case Study 2.2|2 pages

Cwmclydach Primary School

chapter Case Study 2.3|2 pages

Gloucester Academy

chapter 3|25 pages

Getting Started

Understanding School Specifics

chapter Case Study 3.1|2 pages

Shoreham Academy

chapter Case Study 3.2|2 pages

Fir Vale & Watermead Primary Schools

chapter Case Study 3.3|2 pages

Notre Dame Catholic College

chapter 4|17 pages

Passmores Academy

‘One Building, One Community, One Purpose’

chapter Case Study 4.1|2 pages

Westminster Academy

chapter Case Study 4.2|2 pages

Lime Tree Primary School

chapter Case Study 4.3|2 pages

Isaac Newton Academy

chapter 5|19 pages

Thinking Outside the Box

Outdoor Environments

chapter Case Study 5.1|2 pages

Priory School

chapter Case Study 5.2|2 pages

Darwen Vale High School

chapter Case Study 5.3|2 pages

Happyhansel Primary School

chapter 6|21 pages

Existing Buildings

Refurbishment, Remodelling & Extension

chapter Case Study 6.1|2 pages

The Henrietta Barnett School

chapter Case Study 6.2|2 pages

Elm Court School

chapter Case Study 6.3|2 pages

Hillview School for Girls

chapter 7|17 pages

Interior Design

Enhancing the Learning Environment

chapter Case Study 7.1|2 pages

The Charles Dickens Primary School

chapter Case Study 7.2|2 pages

Kensington Creates, Kensington Aldridge Academy

chapter Case Study 7.3|2 pages

Gateacre School

chapter 8|15 pages

Thinking Long Term

Managing Change

chapter Case Study 8.1|2 pages

Ercall Wood Technology College

chapter Case Study 8.2|2 pages

Bonhill Primary School

chapter Case Study 8.3|2 pages

Stanley Park High