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Alford Campus Consultation
June 2010
Find out more in this Spark feature article about the Alford Campus Consultation, which was run by the Schools Programme, and involved a wide group of school and community users
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Power of Place
April 2010
The Schools Programme is currently working with Shetland on the best way of replacing their secondary school in Lerwick.
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Making Space 2010
April 2010
The Schools Programme is working with Children in Scotland on the Making Space 2010 award and conference.
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Senses of Place: Building Excellence Programme
The 'Senses of Place' programme, funded directly by the Scottish Government and until recently run by the Lighthouse Trust, has been integrated into the Schools Design Programme at A+DS.
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Creating a Pattern Language for School Design
A new publication by University of Edinburgh, 'Thinking, Teaching, Learning: Explorations in Primary School Design', has been launched. A+DS Schools Design Programme and Edinburgh University Architecture Department have been jointly looking at ways of developing an accessible 'pattern language' for school design, using student work as a way of informing and stimulating dialogue.
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Design and The Schools Estate Strategy for Scotland
October 2009
Following the recent announcement of a new Schools Estate Strategy for Scotland, Sam Cassels, Schools Design Advisor at A+DS, looks at where design is featured in this significant statement.
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Listen to the students, suggests Future Scotland Debate
August 2009
Sam Cassels, Schools Design Advisor at Architecture and Design Scotland, shares insights gleaned from a national debate encouraging a change in mindsets to improve school's built environments.
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The art of the possible
An article by A+DS Schools Design Advisor, Sam Cassels, published in the September edition of Children in Scotland magazine.
Sam commented that sharing creative thinking across boundaries, willingness to embrace new ideas and courage are what make great design possible.
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