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Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Western Academy of Beijing in China by Rosan Bosch StudioMarch 9th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Rosan Bosch Studio Self-directed learning is thriving in the prototype learning landscapes at the Western Academy of Beijing. Rosan Bosch Studio has replaced the school’s traditional classrooms with an open community structure that enhance student agency and support project-based learning. The designs present differentiated and variable spaces that support the school’s FLoW21 targets for team-teaching, flexible learning groups, mentorship and individualized timetables.  Image Courtesy © Kim Wendt
 Image Courtesy © Kim Wendt Throughout the prototype areas, the design strategy is taking inspiration from the IB program’s Theory of Knowledge. The learning environments are themed by the Areas of Knowledge – like the community for mathematics in middle school and the multidisciplinary library in high school. Within each learning landscapes, ten differentiated spaces enable both students and teachers in the learning community to work with Ways of Knowing and flexible learning activities. Here they encounter customized frameworks for Movement, Construction, Stillness, Sound, Lab, Bio, Theatre, Library, Writing & Drawing and Exhibition & Lounge Courtyard.  Image Courtesy © Kim Wendt  Image Courtesy © Kim Wendt Throughout the learning space design, the design activate the wealth of Chinese culture in a modern framework for learning. Dragon paths, moon gates and Chinese courtyard structures shape the identity of the new imaginative learning environments for the international students, representing more than 50 nationalities. Western Academy of Beijing is a prominent IB school with 1,400 students. Starting with the new prototype areas for middle school and high school, the prototype areas are the first steps to a greater transformation of the entire campus, creating a progressing learning journey from early years to high school graduation.  Image Courtesy © Kim Wendt  Image Courtesy © Kim Wendt  Image Courtesy © Kim Wendt  Image Courtesy © Kim Wendt  Image Courtesy © Kim Wendt  Image Courtesy © Kim Wendt  Image Courtesy © Rosan Bosch Studio  Image Courtesy © Rosan Bosch Studio
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