CELE Exchange, Centre for Effective Learning Environments
Centre for Effective Learning Environments
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CELE Exchange, formerly PEB Exchange, is the journal of the OECD Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE). It addresses issues related to providing a quality educational infrastructure in a cost-effective way. Innovative and environmentally sustainable design, asset management, school safety, and campus development are some of the themes covered.
CELE Exchange informs its readers – educators, policy makers, architects, managers and others concerned with schools and universities – of international events, recent publications and research, member countries' experiences and OECD activities promoting the efficient planning and management of educational facilities.
Also available in: French
- ISSN: 20727925 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/20727925
An Australian Approach to School Design
Centre for Effective Learning Environments
Contemporary education design strongly emphasises stimulating, adaptable learning environments,
with spaces able to support various styles of teaching and learning. Delivering successful school
buildings requires a close collaborative relationship between the architect and all key stakeholders
from initial briefing through to project handover. The brief should identify the opportunities and challenges to create an exciting architectural solution
which is functional, aspirational and contextually responsible.
The design should demonstrate adaptability and flexibility, maintainability, attention to siting, a culture
of community, and sustainability.
The building programme and budget also require special attention.
The photographs throughout this article show a variety of examples of educational facilities in Perth,
Australia, across both the primary and secondary levels. They demonstrate the role architecture can
play in creating stimulating learning environments and communities of excellence.
Also available in: French
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