The Pears National Centre for Autism Education in London, United zKingdom

July 02, 2011 Category: Education, Public Buildings

The Pears National Centre for Autism Education that located in London, United Kingdom, was designed by Penoyre & Prasad. The school uses the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) used prominently in the USA but unavailable in the UK in a school setting at the outset of this project in 2001. A key aspect of the pedagogy is the very high teacher to child ratio and high concentration on systematically achieving small measurable steps.

From the outset Penoyre & Prasad believed that their role was to find an architectural equivalent of ABA and worked closely with TreeHouse Trust to prepare a strategic brief for the National Centre for Autism Education, researching the available literature on design, autism and education which was sparse and offered a great variety of conflicting guidance.

The Pears National Centre for Autism Education design by Penoyre & PrasadThe Pears National Centre for Autism Education design by Penoyre & Prasad

The Pears National Centre for Autism Education design exteriorThe Pears National Centre for Autism Education design exterior

The Pears National Centre for Autism Education design interior 1The Pears National Centre for Autism Education design interior 1

The Pears National Centre for Autism Education design interior 2The Pears National Centre for Autism Education design interior 2

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