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These all look like an adult architect's idea of what kids should like, and not so much a kid's idea of what an appealing learning environment would look like.
by TheOtherHobbes 2y ago
These all look like an adult architect's idea of what kids should like, and not so much a kid's idea of what an appealing learning environment would look like.
They all have that blocky clean-lined repetitive modernist look. Quirky window placings and the odd splashes of colour don't hide the lack of variety, texture, or spontaneity. They're still very regimented spaces - all straight lines and grids. Some have some natural elements, but even those are very tightly controlled.
A few look like very small open plan startup offices.
- Affric 2y agoAgree to some extent but let me take it in a slightly different direction: None of them seem to be in use. Show me how they look at full occupancy. Let me see how they are for a year. Then I will judge. The biggest problem with architecture copy, and what means it’s not journalism, is that it’s not post occupancy. It’s really rare that they show you how it looks and how it’s performing 10 years in.