Architects 4 Education

An unprecedented programme of investment is

transforming education buildings in the UK. The

goal is to provide fl exible, high quality facilities that

support changing styles of teaching and learning.

Good design is at the heart of this agenda.

Architects4education is an established consortium

of award-winning practices, including John Lyall

Architects, Greenhill Jenner Architects, Stanley

Bragg Architects and Chris French Architecture

and Research. Our considerable track record in

the education sector is matched by our creative

fl air and commitment to designing exciting and

sustainable learning environments.

Whether the client is an individual school

community or a large consortium, the key to a

successful project is good communication. We

work on schemes of all sizes, and our practical,

client-focussed approach can be adapted to suit

a range of projects and procurement routes. With

a team of 100 architects, we have the resources

to deliver complex, large-scale projects within the

most challenging timescales.

‘It was a real pleasure working with architects4education. They are

incredibly insightful and ultimately inspiring. The plans they drew

up for us were phenomenal. I recommend their services’’

Gary Smith, Head of Market Field Special School

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Early years

Early years learning environments have been transformed recently.

Welcoming and domestic in scale, Sure Start facilities, children’s centres

and nurseries are now designed to engage with the whole family, not just

the child. With over 20 years experience in this fi eld, we understand the

importance of good design in providing attractive and effective learning

environments for pre-school children.

Primary

Today’s child-centred primary schools require a fl uid range of teaching

and learning facilities. Classrooms are often supported by breakout areas,

providing fl exible space for individual and small group work.

The government is set to make a huge investment in primary school

buildings through its primary schools programme. In most cases, the funding

will be used to extend or remodel existing buildings to bring them up to 21st

century standards.

Working directly with individual schools and as framework partners with

LEAs, we have been involved in a variety of primary school projects. These

range from small building extensions to completely new two-form-entry

schools. We have the experience to make limited funding go a long way and

to create inspiring learning environments for the whole school community.

Special educational needs

This is a particularly challenging fi eld, which requires expertise and empathy.

We have designed new schools and extensions to existing facilities, including

a number of listed buildings. As part of a BSF programme, we have also

developed options for new model special schools co-located on secondary

school sites.

Pen Green Centre - Greenhill Jenner

Market Field Special School - John Lyall

Harmood Centre - Greenhill Jenner


Secondary

There is an increasing demand, stimulated by the BSF programme, for

imaginative secondary school buildings that refl ect changing methods of

teaching and learning. Providing these enhanced learning environments may

involve extending or remodelling existing buildings or replacing them with

brand new schools. We have designed many new secondary school buildings

and have developed master plans and feasibility studies for new school sites.

Having worked with several bidding consortiums, architects4education has

a detailed understanding of the ambitious aims of BSF: to create school

buildings that are fl exible, adaptable and inspiring as well as offering good

value for money.

We appreciate the pressures of the BSF bidding process and can deliver

design information within the tight timescales involved. We also recognise

the importance of good team coordination, especially on multi-site projects.

To ensure consistency and quality, we offer all clients a free design review

service led by our design steering group.

Further and higher education

Our experience in the further and higher education sector includes university

faculty buildings as well as a sixth form centre and a variety of training

facilities.

Community and regeneration

The government wants to link investment in new school buildings to broader

regeneration initiatives, using joined-up funding streams. Providing lifelong

learning facilities, advice, support and childcare, these schemes are intended

to tackle social exclusion by helping people into work and training.

With our experience in housing, commercial and healthcare projects, we

have the expertise to maximise the role of schools in local regeneration

programmes.

Sustainability

Sustainable schools are an inspiring example to the next generation.

Architects4education designs buildings using reliable and cost effective

technologies to minimise operating costs as well as protecting the earth’s

resources. As a minimum, we aim to meet or exceed a BREEAM rating of

very good, and we are working towards effective and affordable designs for

carbon neutral schools.

Braintree Sixth Form Centre - Stanley Bragg

Moulsham High School - Stanley Bragg

Harmony Centre - Greenhill Jenner


Contact

Initial contact with architects4education should be made through John

Lyall, the consortium coordinator. Upon selection of architects4education

as designers appointments may be made through John Lyall or individual

practices.

• John Lyall or Neil Young

John Lyall Architects, 13-19 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3LT

T 020 7375 3324 [email protected]

www.johnlyallarchitects.com

• John Jenner or Tom Hopes

Greenhill Jenner Architects, 9 Northburgh Street, London, EC1V 0AH

T 020 7566 2500 [email protected]

www.greenhilljenner.co.uk

• Andrew Cullen or Robin Matthews

Stanley Bragg Partnership, Abbeygate One, 8 Whitewell Road,

Colchester, Essex, CO2 7DF

T 01206 571371 [email protected]

www.stanleybragg.co.uk

• Chris French

Chris French Architecture and Research Ltd, Lingwood, Upsher Green, Great

Waldingfi eld, Suffolk, CO10 0TT

T 01787 372724 [email protected]

We also have relationships with other architects and building design

professionals who are able to join the consortium for specifi c projects.

Jerwood Dance House - John Lyall

St John’s C of E School Redevelopment - Stanley BraggSt John’s C of E School Redevelopment - Stanley Bragg

Raweth Primary School Pupils - Stanley Bragg

Goldsmiths Institute - John LyallLyallKey people

Architects4education is led by John Lyall, John Jenner, Robin Matthews

and Dr Chris French, whose combined expertise in this specialist fi eld is

rarely matched. In addition to our extensive experience as enablers for the

Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), we have

designed and delivered a broad range of education buildings for clients

including schools, LEAs and consortiums.

John Lyall and John Jenner are both CABE enablers and serve on CABE

review panels. They are also registered Client Design Advisers with the Royal

Institute of British Architects.

With 30 years experience in the education sector and having held

development and management posts for Essex County Council, Chris French

has an international reputation as an expert in school design. A trained

design quality indicator (DQI) facilitator, he has worked with more than thirty

schools and academies to establish their design priorities for BSF projects. He

has also advised three LEAs on major BSF projects as a CABE enabler.


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