Sponsored by The Royal Society of Arts, this award-winning Academy provides teaching for 1,100 pupils, including 200 sixth formers, and offers flexible and adaptable classrooms equipped with modern ICT and WiFi. Large open plan classrooms with movable walls and furniture allow connection to adjacent classrooms. Work and study areas are provided along with extended sport facilities. The Academy's design has achieved a BREEAM 'Very Good' rating, whilst providing a transformative learning environment. The design brief was the subject of an intensely detailed refinement process carried out in close collaboration with the Royal Society of Arts.
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Sector
Schools
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Location
Sandwell, UK
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Description
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Client
DCSF/Royal Society of Arts
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Size
10,000sqm
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Cost
£23.5m
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Team
John McAslan + Partners, Architect and Landscape Architect
Arup, Multi-disciplinary Engineers
Gardiner + Theobald, Project Manager -
Status
Completed 2010
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