Double celebration for Dartington Primary School ...

Posted on August 15, 2010

The pupils, staff and design team of Dartington Primary School have two causes for celebration this week. Completed by White Design in February, the school has just been awarded a BREEAM Excellent rating. The second piece of good news comes from the LABC Awards (Local Authority Building Control), where the school has now been shortlisted as one of 11 finalists for the best education project in the UK, having already won the South West regional award. The winner will  be announced on 2 November 2010. 

Speaking in ‘Building Design Reviews’ on 23 July, project architect Andrew Docherty praised the client, Devon County Council, for their far-sightedness in holding on to their ideals for a truly sustainable building:
“In terms of materials and construction, Dartington must be one of the greenest schools in the UK. It was very brave of the local authority to go with it and not settle for a more conventional building.”

See www.bdonline.co.uk to read the full case study by Pamela Buxton, with photography by Gareth Gardner.