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Three SA schools leading the way in green architecture─── 07:52 Fri, 14 Sep 2012
Johannesburg - Three South African schools – two in rural areas – have come out tops architecturally in terms of environmental awareness. The biennial AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture aims to recognise outstanding achievement in this regard, as well as to create public awareness and debate on architectural issues. Three South African schools are in the top 10 for the country’s most prestigious green architectural award. These are Lebone II College in Phokeng, North West; Vele Secondary School in Limpopo and Elkanah House high school campus outside Cape Town. Lebone II College provides accommodation, farming and alternative teaching methods to 800 students. The transparent structure aims to “de-institutionalise” learning by forming a set of “village clusters” with central outdoor courtyards and light filtered as if through trees.
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