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Primary School Architecture in Portugal: A Case Study
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Content Inside: ISSN 1609-7548 Primary School Architecture in Portugal: A Case Study PEB Exchange 2008/9 OECD 2008 Primary School Architecture in Portugal: A Case Study By Jos M. R. Freire da Silva, Ministry of Education, Portugal Describing primary schools in a small city in Portugal is an opportunity for an overall look at the evolution of schools in general as special public buildings. A look at four of the six primary schools in the city of Caldas da Rainha shows how these public buildings have evolved, what they represent to the community, and how their architecture has corresponded to changing concepts in education and demands for flexibility over the years. Evolution oF Educational BuildingS, a quick viEw Educational facilities became important public and specialised buildings since governments began to face the right of populations to education (Burgos, 2001). Policies to provide educational buildings that respect modern notions of comfort and hygiene led architects to develop architectural concepts that corresponded to new demands on education.1 Faade of schools built before the establishment of the Republic (1911), designed by Francisco de Almeida Grandella for his "working men's towns" or settlements linked to his business interests. They were places for education but were also civic centres. Note the classicism reflecting growing republican ideas and the star in the front reflecting Masonic ideals. Headquarters of "Voz do Operrio" in S. Vicente, Lisbon, designed by Norte Junior in the early 20th century with pre-primary and primary schools but also with public baths, a doctor's surgery, a library and a support centre for the elderly. These public buildings were specially designed to provide education and social services. 1. For example, Ernst May and Martin Elsaesser's experimental schools from 1927 in Frankfurt, Richard Neutra's Lovell House and Earnest Kump's work in California, and designs by Bruno and Max Taut in Neuklln, Lichtenberg, Berlin.
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