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School Buildings – The State of Affairs: A new architecture for a new education
Exhibit Opening and Symposium School Buildings – The State of Affairs: A new architecture for a new education MIT, June 24 & 25, 2008 Both cities, Boston and Zürich, understand that a superior education is the key to prosperity and the competitive ability of a nation and its people. What can they learn from each other to meet the challenges of the ever-changing direction of public education and architectural challenges that come with it?
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2008-06-24 00:00
to 2008-06-25 00:00 |
| Where | MIT |
| Contact Name | Kati Reusche |
| Contact Email | kati@swissnexboston.org |
| Contact Phone | (617)-401-2710 |
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Tuesday, June 24, 6:30 pm
Opening Event: Reception and Introduction to Exhibit
With 31 examples of recently built and planned school buildings, mainly from Zurich and its environs with a few representative examples from Austria, Germany, and the Scandinavian countries, this exhibition illustrates how new trends and insights in pedagogy and community needs make new schools look and act as community centers.
Wednesday, June 25, 11 am to 4pm
Symposium: A New Architecture for a New Education
The symposium will focus on how Switzerland and the US respond to changing policies and requirement in terms of space that needs to satisfy multiple functions and future demands, that enhances modern teaching methods as well as student’s personal development, and that allows multi-use for educational as well as community needs. We will hear from architects, school district facilities planners, researchers in teacher education, as well as municipalities of both cities about the need to design schools that look, feel, and function differently.
Register early to secure your space: http://www.thinkswiss.org/schoolbuildings
