We Move Schools Forward
In the comprehensive overhaul of Buckingham County Primary & Elementary Schools, two Virginia mid-century schools are transformed into a cutting-edge, holistic learning environment for K-5 students. Healthy design guidelines “nudge” healthy eating decisions, active learning micro-movements, and physical activity as a response to the childhood obesity epidemic. The entire campus works to unlock the health and learning potential of 21st-century students while fostering design-research partnerships that re-define sustainability, human health, and professional collaboration.
Designing for Health
Learning Ecologies
Design-Research Collaborations
Transformation
The transformation of the campus into a 21st-century learning environment, with restored connections to a naturally- and historically-rich site, reveals a story of renewal and reclamation of place and learning.
Environmental Stewardship
Community Contexts
Buckingham County Primary & Elementary Schools
Wondering where to dive in?
Watch this video to learn how architecture can promote healthy decisions and combat childhood obesity.
Then, jump into “Designing for Health” to learn how the Buckingham project is doing just that.





