The University Of Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge, England. Marks Barfield Architects 2015 The University Of Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge, England. Aerial View. Marks Barfield Architects 2015 The University Of Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge, England. Sketch Of Design Process. Marks Barfield Architects 2015 The University Of Cambridge Primary School, Cambridge, England. Classroom. Marks Barfield Architects 2015

About this talk

Running time: 37 minutes

Julia Barfield founded Marks Barfield Architects (MBA) in 1989 with her late husband David Marks. After losing an ideas competition for a monument for the new millennium, the pair turned entrepreneur and set out to build it themselves. The result was the London Eye (see Genesis Of The London Eye & Beyond and In Tune With Architects), and international fame for MBA.

Here, Barfield discusses MBA's 2015 project for a primary school for the University Of Cambridge. Drawing on extensive research, the design facilitates the latest thinking in primary school teaching methods. With spaces clustered around a central courtyard, it features an open 'learning street', a covered external canopy, and artwork that reflects the school's international outlook.

Recorded at Julia Barfield's home in South London, September 2017.

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Julia Barfield


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