Schools are mostly workhorse buildings. Perhaps at the very high end of elite prep schools they can occasionally afford to be skittish, temperamental racers with stylish breeding and impressive pedigrees. But, for the everyday world, they need to be able to do their job well. They need to bolster the critical enterprise of helping kids learn in a way that is supportive, nurturing and inspiring. Their core role in society and in people’s lives is too fundamental to allow self-absorbed architectural predilections to overpower fundamental good design.…

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