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8 Excellent Examples of What Innovative 21st Century Schools Should Look Like

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If we think about how the educational system worked in the past, we can quickly see that both the teaching style in schools as well as the school’s infrastructure were very different from the current system. The educational model of the twentieth century could be defined as being similar to the "spatial model of prisons, with no interest in stimulating a comprehensive, flexible and versatile education."

However, we are now at a time when social, economic and technological developments have created a more global society and where information and learning are becoming more affordable. This radical change has transformed the societies in which we live, leaving the current educational model based on a rigid and unidirectional teaching obsolete. 

As such, there are schools that have not only broken the mold of traditional teaching but have formed new educational standards, exploring new paradigms and opening up new possibilities within the design of educational spaces. Since architecture and educational models often reflect the ideology of a society, how is the school of 21st century defined? 

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Kwel Ka Baung School / a.gor.a Architects

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Educational Architecture, Schools
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Mae Sot, Thailand

Moving Schools / Building Trust + Ironwood

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Schools
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Mae Sot, Thailand

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Medical Training Center of Mae Tao Clinic / a.gor.a Architects

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© Franc Pallarés López

Architects: a.gor.a Architects Location: Mae Sot, Thailand Architect In Charge: Albert Company Olmo, Line Ramstad, Jan Glasmeier Project Year: 2012 Photographs: Franc Pallarés López

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Temporary Dormitories / Albert Company Olmo, Jan Glasmeier, Line Ramstad

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Temporary installations
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Mae Sot, Thailand

School 4 Burma Design Winning Proposal / Amadeo Bennetta and Daniel LaRossa

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Courtesy of Amadeo Bennetta and Daniel LaRossa

Building Trust International recently announced that designers Amadeo Bennetta and Daniel LaRossa, of Berkeley, California have won the School 4 Burma Design Competition. The winning design, for a modular school for migrant and refugee children in the Thai-Burma border town of Mae Sot, beat entries from all over the world as the competition generated progressive, contemporary design solutions. Over 800 designers and academic institutions expressed interest. More images and description on the winning proposal after the break.