Africa

case 22

Manarah School Compound, Cairo, Egyp

The unique constraints of the high-density urban population, climate and limited avai­ ability of land in Cairo created a challenge in designing an effective educational facility. The Manarah School is divided into four smaller building units with shady courtyard entrances and open space between buildings. The building design is compact, sensitive to site orientation and organized to limit travel between classrooms. All classrooms provide natural cross-ventilation.

Case 23

Harare International School, Harare, Zimbabwe

Harare International School is an international school serving students from  55 coun­ tries ranging from 3 to 18 years of age. The building takes full advantage of sustainable design utilizing passive heating and cooling, diffused natural daylighting, and natural ecological groupings of indigenous trees and shrub plantings that are used in the cur­ riculum. The school’s chevron design of the two main classroom buildings makes for open, quiet, natural playing areas. The primary school classrooms are pod-like in design, allowing the teacher great flexibility in setting up teaching areas and workstations.