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Quality architecture, equipment and grounds can improve the quality of education and increase community involvement, while providing a flexible, sustainable and safe learning environment, even when funding is scarce. This is what the PEB Compendium of Exemplary Educational Facilities: 3rd Edition aims to demonstrate through examples from 20 countries.
The English edition was published and launched in June 2006. The new publication was announced at a conference organised by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada on 14-17 June 2006 in Vancouver. A launch event was also hosted by School Works at its summit in London on 19 June 2006, with support from the United Kingdom’s Department for Education and Skills. The French version will be published shortly, to be followed by a bilingual international exhibition.
The PEB Compendium presents 65 recently built or renovated spaces with full-colour photographs, plans and descriptions. The institutions featured cover all levels of education – from pre-school through tertiary – and exemplify innovation in the areas of safety, sustainability, alternative financing, community needs and flexibility
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