Comments on: D. Dinis Secondary School by Bak Gordon

By: Rodion Romanov

Rodion Romanov — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:30:24 +0000

The floor color prevents bad media after a shooting, well thougth!

By: James S.

James S. — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:49:10 +0000

The project is a refurbishment, thats true, but all the photos in this page are from the new building that stands up in the middle of the old ones. Anyway, even if the images were from the refurbishment, that would not justify this kind of materials, colors, scale, light and space situations, that are just sad, confusing and claustrophobic. I would never put my kids on that school!! If this is a good example of the modernization that is being carried out, they should stop and think what kind of space/school they want: A School where people learn, make friends and grow up as a person, or a flashy fashion low budget TV studio built in record time, where kids perform like the stars from teenage series!

By: Bruno

Bruno — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:04:34 +0000

Before saying that the project looks like a prison, one should read the text first.
People this is a refurbishment not a new building. If you see the before pictures then you understand the goodness of this project.

By: m

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:37:34 +0000

the naked concrete and red floor have a sesc-pompeie-ish quality to it … knowing portuguese architecture, this project might actually be a lot more exiting in reality than the pictures show….

By: catctag

catctag — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:17:32 +0000

I must admit, I am not a fan of this project, for an educational facility the spaces seem too ‘heavy’ and lack energy or inspiration.

By: yaniv

yaniv — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:24:13 +0000

this is appauling… learning is supposed to be inspiring and exciting!

By: yrag

yrag — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:05:53 +0000

I’m with Xit
School = Prison ?

Way to crush a spirit —in Louis Khan lockdown.

Give those punks Concrete Brutalist—why shield the cold harsh truth— birth, school, work, death.

If the walls and floors were a pastel green instead orange or red I’d swear those kids were in juvie.

Have a disciplined, nonspontaneous day.

By: jc

jc — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:29:31 +0000

a bit severe

By: Tad Chef

Tad Chef — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:36:38 +0000

Sorry, but I thought as of a prison as well at the first sight. Also the naked concrete is just overwhelmingly ugly. Like the worst cases of the seventies. Modern doesn’t mean repeating the mistakes of 40 years ago.

By: jinx

jinx — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:11:48 +0000

This is great idea but in one condition that teachers will not forbid to write on the walls