Lushan Primary School, Jiangxi Education Building Project, Chinese Architecture Images
Lushan Primary School in Jiangxi
Educational Architecture Development in China ? design by Zaha Hadid Architects
19 Apr 2018
Lushan Primary School
Design: Zaha Hadid Architects
Location: Jiangxi, China
Lushan Primary School Building

Lushan Primary School will be an educational institute for 120 children located 160km north-west of Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, and serve 12 local villages with a total population of about 1,800 people.

Surrounded by mountains as well as the rivers and lakes fed by the Zhelin Reservoir, the school is within an agricultural region that also has a rich tradition in the production of ceramics.
The school?s curriculum is a synthesis of Chinese and international academic systems; combining an education in the creative arts with a comprehensive syllabus of STEM subjects that also includes advanced internet-based learning technologies. Visiting teachers and artists will make the school a focus for the community it serves.

The campus includes the school, dormitory and utility buildings within vaulted spaces that connect directly with their rural surroundings. The classrooms have flexible learning arrangements and outdoor teaching areas.

Composed as a network of barrel and parabolic vaults that open towards the river, the vaults stretch and intersect to accommodate the school?s varied programme. A long central courtyard acts as the school?s main...