Education has changed radically in a short period of time and so, too, has the architecture of school buildings. The architectural developments in accommodation for primary and secondary education from 1990 to the present are described and analysed in 40 school portraits and four essays. The book demonstrates how the school building as an assignment is an architectonic task more than ever before. Architecture must keep abreast of pedagogical shifts: classrooms have been supplanted by 'learning domains' and assembly halls have evolved into veritable plazas. While architecture can contribute to the provision of stimulating learning environments, the role it fulfils amounts to much more than an optimal translation of learning processes. The learning environment is also a living environment that is inhabited for a certain period of time. Architecture can provide novel spatial experiences that become etched in the memories of younger generations, as with the earlier 'corridor school'. This establishes an alignment with tradition, even if this is currently a tradition of change. This publication is an invitation to everyone who holds education dear to become involved in this tradition.
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