Mindscraper: high-rise educational facility renderings in Sydney unveiled by Grimshaw & BVN

2016-02-03T13:40:00-05:00

Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, will be the recipient of New South Wales' first high-rise educational facility, courtesy the firms Grimshaw and BVN. Based on the "Schools-within-Schools" pedagogical model, where learning is "delivered in stages rather than via age groups," the school will educate up to 3,000 students (2,000 at the high school level, 1,000 at the primary level) in its 14 storeys, as well as the adjacent four storey curving primary school. A kit of parts furniture methodology and a flexible approach to spatial layouts will enable a far more fluid and customized learning experience for the students.

In a press release, Grimshaw partner Andrew Cortese stated that “The school buildings act as the social infrastructure for the transformation of individuals and their communities through learning, inclusivity and outreach, with wellbeing and playfulness arising out of the integration of the physical and the environmental."

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Mindscraper: high-rise educational facility renderings in Sydney unveiled by Grimshaw & BVN