It’s so encouraging to see a building for children win an award from architecture’s most prestigious body, the RIBA. In fact, three of the four finalists were educational buildings. Children Village shows that functional buildings for children can still be well-designed and inspiring. Children Village, a new school complex on the edge of the rainforest…
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There’s nothing more exciting than seeing where our imaginations can take us. We applaud TIME‘s annual celebration of ideas and creativity and what they might mean for the future. Inventions come from dreaming things up that didn’t exist before. Whether it’s something ingenious, useful, or just for fun, it’s all about imagination and those championing…
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Many experts and influential bodies recognise the benefits of free and outdoor play, but rarely is that formalised in this way. It’s displays of support such as this, and by a diverse range of organisations, which ensure that inclusive learning initiatives remain at the forefront. Playing and learning outdoors is to become “a fundamental part…
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We’ve talked a lot and often about AI and its emergence into the world of work, and how we’ll co-exist with it. This article from TechRadar looks particularly at the idea of using AI to augment our current processes. Fascinatingly, Isaac Asimov imagined this concept in the 1940s, detailed in his novels. With technology’s rapid…
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While making is enjoying a space in the limelight against the distant nature of the digital, its work isn’t done. This article from The New York Times looks at the importance of making as more than a hobby. Learning to get creative in the classroom is essential to solving real world problems. Creating in the…
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Automation and artificial intelligence (AI) have been dominating the conversation around future work for some time, and understandably so. However, as with any change and development, it’s worth taking in all angles on the issue. We’ve been reading this great piece from Wired on why the ‘rise of the machines’ might not mean that the…
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