Chipakata Children's Academy.]]> https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1627 en-us New York-based 14+ Foundation builds its first school in Zambia, Africa, to ease the commute of children in underserved rural communities.

]]> 1506-chipakata-childrens-academy-14-foundation.asp Tue, 16 Jun 2015 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7994-chipakata-childrens-academy-by-14-foundation Chipakata Children's Academy Before Chipakata Children’s Academy was built, some of its students were traveling almost 5 miles on foot to school. The new facility features a classroom building, an open-air pavilion, and teachers’ housing units alongside fields for soccer and volleyball.   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy Steel columns and trusses, along with the metal doors and windows, were purchased in the capital city of Lusaka and transported to the site over new roads built by the 14+ Foundation. The concrete was mixed on-site using local labor.   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy The arts-based curriculum is taught in daylit classrooms on two floors: at ground level and an upper one with a roof for shade and no walls.   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy The arts-based curriculum is taught in daylit classrooms on two floors: at ground level and an upper one with a roof for shade and no walls.   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy Classroom Elevation and Plans   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy Classroom Elevation and Plans   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy Classroom Elevation and Plans   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy Classroom Elevation and Plans   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy Classroom Elevation and Plans   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy Classroom Elevation and Plans   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy Classroom Elevation and Plans   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy Classroom Elevation and Plans   Photo © Rob Duker Chipakata Children's Academy Classroom Elevation and Plans   Photo © Joe Mizzi Chipakata Children's Academy Classroom Elevation and Plans   Image © Joe Mizzi Chipakata Children's Academy Community Dining Pavilion, plan and elevation   Image © Joe Mizzi Chipakata Children's Academy Concept section and plan diagrams   Image © Joe Mizzi Chipakata Children's Academy Construction, drawings   Image © Joe Mizzi Chipakata Children's Academy Solar study   Photo © Joe Mizzi Chipakata Children's Academy Solar study   Image © Joe Mizzi