Comments on: ESGE Ecole Secondaire de Genolierby ipas http://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/24/esge-ecole-secondaire-de-genolier-by-ipas/ architecture and design magazine Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: eric http://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/24/esge-ecole-secondaire-de-genolier-by-ipas/comment-page-1/#comment-945257 eric Wed, 02 May 2012 18:33:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=199708#comment-945257 Our architecture school in Umea, Sweden looks similar in many ways but retains some level of soul thanks to the wooden facade. This looks utterly dead to me, apart from the gym interior there is nothing to illustrate anything other than clinical efficiency and to me at least, a complete lack of humanity. We deal with similar problems in Umea but manage to circumvent them by being allowed great freedom by the teachers and faculty to interact with our building. I fear the students here will not enjoy the same opportunities to humanize their locale. Our architecture school in Umea, Sweden looks similar in many ways but retains some level of soul thanks to the wooden facade. This looks utterly dead to me, apart from the gym interior there is nothing to illustrate anything other than clinical efficiency and to me at least, a complete lack of humanity. We deal with similar problems in Umea but manage to circumvent them by being allowed great freedom by the teachers and faculty to interact with our building. I fear the students here will not enjoy the same opportunities to humanize their locale.

]]> By: Viens students http://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/24/esge-ecole-secondaire-de-genolier-by-ipas/comment-page-1/#comment-942671 Viens students Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:46:11 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=199708#comment-942671 Simply a good school. I would love to see such in Latvia. Simply a good school. I would love to see such in Latvia.

]]> By: michal janak http://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/24/esge-ecole-secondaire-de-genolier-by-ipas/comment-page-1/#comment-942657 michal janak Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:39:00 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=199708#comment-942657 why the hell there is a general idea that something for kids=fun, color ? biggest cliche ever. as kid I never really understood why everything appropriated for me has to look like a toy. I much rather enjoyed "adult" things for that reason. As for school, the lack of "funny" environment was the last thing that bothered me. Kids have a massive sense of imagination, they dont really need the environment to represent it. The experience is about the quality of teachers and friends. The environment has to be clean, safe, with a lot of light a huge potential for imagination (which does happen anywhere - lavatory, cafeteria...). Not to mention, that learning and understanding materiality is important. Reducing it to superficial plastic colors only results in such environment today is produced - plastic, superficial. why the hell there is a general idea that something for kids=fun, color ? biggest cliche ever. as kid I never really understood why everything appropriated for me has to look like a toy. I much rather enjoyed "adult" things for that reason. As for school, the lack of "funny" environment was the last thing that bothered me. Kids have a massive sense of imagination, they dont really need the environment to represent it. The experience is about the quality of teachers and friends. The environment has to be clean, safe, with a lot of light a huge potential for imagination (which does happen anywhere – lavatory, cafeteria…).

Not to mention, that learning and understanding materiality is important. Reducing it to superficial plastic colors only results in such environment today is produced – plastic, superficial.

]]> By: Dan http://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/24/esge-ecole-secondaire-de-genolier-by-ipas/comment-page-1/#comment-938642 Dan Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:44:31 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=199708#comment-938642 this is a school. I can assure you it won't stay white for very long. this is a school. I can assure you it won't stay white for very long.

]]> By: alex http://www.dezeen.com/2012/03/24/esge-ecole-secondaire-de-genolier-by-ipas/comment-page-1/#comment-938628 alex Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:13:38 +0000 http://admin.dezeen.com/?p=199708#comment-938628 where is the long 5box piece? ... tsk tsk ! where is the long 5box piece? … tsk tsk !

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