From classrooms to Centres: Mary and David Medd's contribution to postwar school design in Britain

Paula Lacomba Montes; Alejandro Campos Uribe

doi:10.1017/S1359135520000287

From classrooms to Centres: Mary and David Medd's contribution to postwar school design in Britain

Paula Lacomba Montes, Alejandro Campos Uribe

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The innovative school design strategies of Mary and David Medd, broke away from the idea of classrooms and incorporated the concept of Centres in architectural discourse.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	251-264
Number of pages	14
Journal	ARQ: Architectural Research Quarterly
Volume	24
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1359135520000287
Publication status	Published - 2020

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From classrooms to Centres: Mary and David Medd's contribution to postwar school design in Britain

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