African Design Magazine ADM #39 April 2018 | Page 5

SCHOOL DESIGN
DESIGNING FACILITIES
THAT SHAPE YOUNG MINDS
Allyson Koekhoven
Traditional school building designs have focused on
functionality and practicality, rather than on stimulating
teacher-learner interaction. Future Nation Schools has taken
school design out of the box with its spaces engineered to
engage learners in their own educational process.
O
reneile Mabusela,
senior architect at Sifiso
Learning Group, says that
a pilot project that includes
a pre-school, primary school
and high school at Fleurhof in
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