The Mwabwindo School in Zambia has been named the winner of this year's Panerai Design Miami Visionary Award.
The Mwabwindo School in Zambia has been named the winner of this year's Panerai Design Miami Visionary Award.
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The school's design comprises mud-brick classrooms set around a series of courtyards.
The school's design comprises mud-brick classrooms set around a series of courtyards.
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Inspired by the trees of the surrounding savannah, the corrugated iron roofs provide shade for the school's communal areas.
Inspired by the trees of the surrounding savannah, the corrugated iron roofs provide shade for the school's communal areas.
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Facilities for students will include playing fields, an assembly space and a vegetable garden.
Facilities for students will include playing fields, an assembly space and a vegetable garden.
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Once open, it is hoped that the school will be used by the wider community in Mwabwindo village.
Once open, it is hoped that the school will be used by the wider community in Mwabwindo village.
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The facility is due to open in 2018, when it is expected to provide free education to 200 primary school students.
The facility is due to open in 2018, when it is expected to provide free education to 200 primary school students.
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Local builders were employed to construct the school. The mud bricks were made on-site, with craftsmen from the village hired to assemble the furniture.
Local builders were employed to construct the school. The mud bricks were made on-site, with craftsmen from the village hired to assemble the furniture.
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While the school's design was led by New York's Selldorf Architects, the award will be shared with the project's other collaborators: artist Rashid Johnson, not-for-profit organization 14+ Foundation and design firm Christ & Gantenbein.
While the school's design was led by New York's Selldorf Architects, the award will be shared with the project's other collaborators: artist Rashid Johnson, not-for-profit organization 14+ Foundation and design firm Christ & Gantenbein.
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The architecture firm behind the Mwabwindo School, Selldorf Architects, was founded by Annabelle Selldorf in 1988. The company was established in New York, where it has designed buildings like this residential tower at 200 Eleventh Avenue.
The architecture firm behind the Mwabwindo School, Selldorf Architects, was founded by Annabelle Selldorf in 1988. The company was established in New York, where it has designed buildings like this residential tower at 200 Eleventh Avenue.
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In 2015, Selldorf Architects designed the exhibition "Frank Stella: A Retrospective" at The Whitney in New York.
In 2015, Selldorf Architects designed the exhibition "Frank Stella: A Retrospective" at The Whitney in New York.
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Before working on Mwabwindo School, Selldorf Architects had designed a number of public facilities in the US, such as this recycling center in Brooklyn, New York.
Before working on Mwabwindo School, Selldorf Architects had designed a number of public facilities in the US, such as this recycling center in Brooklyn, New York.
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Art dealer and gallerist David Zwirner hired Annabelle Selldorf to design his gallery in New York's Chelsea neighborhood.
Art dealer and gallerist David Zwirner hired Annabelle Selldorf to design his gallery in New York's Chelsea neighborhood.
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Selldorf Architects used glazed terracotta and steel for this 34,000-square-foot building in New York's Bond Street.
Selldorf Architects used glazed terracotta and steel for this 34,000-square-foot building in New York's Bond Street.
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