A Breath of Fresh Air: A Tokyo firm replaces an outdated schoolhouse with a vibrant, flexible facility that satisfies stringent seismic codes and provides a healthy environment.
In Japan, where the birthrate is dropping and the elderly population is rising, more schools are closing than opening. But in Kumamoto prefecture on the nation's southernmost island, Kyushu, the city of Uto was faced with an aging elementary school and nearly 800 youngsters to educate. Under the aegis of Kumamoto Artpolis, a prefectural program that engages architects for public works, Uto's Board of Education held a proposal competition and awarded the commission for a brand-new building to the Tokyo firm and de facto school specialists CAt.
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