Israel & Paris | Two Education Projects Abroad

This week, we conclude our September “Learning and Education” theme. Our reporting this month has shown that the challenges in designing learning spaces are many, and we don’t have all the answers. We do, however have evidence of exceptional design happening right now in many places all around the world – from firms intent on solving education design pain points, but also on creating learning spaces that are beautiful, that serve many purposes for the communities that take ownership of them, and that drive the learning process to be more inclusive, more collaborative, more imaginative, and more joy-filled. Two final projects speak to these concepts. First, the University of Law – Paris I. Completed in June 2019 by ChartierDalix, the project called for the modernization of the Lourcine Barracks located in Paris’ 13th district. The new facilities include a 500-seat lecture theater, 27 teaching rooms, a 6,562 square foot library, …