PAST EXHIBITIONS IN THE GALLERY

School Buildings - The State of Affairs
A new architecture for a new education
January 28 to March 27, 2009
Opening Reception January 28, 2009
Symposium January 29, 2009

School Buildings – The State of Affairs presents the ever-changing direction of public education and the architectural challenges that come with it. Today's educators require flexible spaces that can satisfy multiple functions and future demands. They are in-need spaces that enhance modern teaching as well as a student's personal development. While architecture by itself cannot provide a good education, the environment it creates has an impact on well being and the ability to learn. Showcasing thirty-one examples of recently built or designed schools from Switzerland along with examples from Austria, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands and Scandinavia, this exhibition hopes to inspire all of us about the possibilities design can have on learning.

The exhibition is based on the original shown in Zurich 2004 and organized by ETH Zurich/ Center for Cultural Studies in Architecture (CSSA), Zurich Building Authority, Zurich School and Sports Authority, Zurich University of Teacher Education.

Organized by
AIA San Francisco
Center for Architecture + Design
Consulate General of Switzerland

Exhibition Curated and Designed by
AIA New York Chapter Committee on Architecture for Education
Umberto Dindo, AIA, Chairman
ETH Zurich/ Center for Cultural Studies in Architecture (CCSA),
Martin Schneider, Scientific Associate, Dipl. Arch. ETH Zurich.

Sponsored by
Lutron
Credit Suisse
Stadt Zürich
ETH DARCH, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule/Swiss Federal Institute of Technology