susan rudland and clare brown - urbis - planning for growth – new models for 21st century schools
TRANSCRIPT
Planning For Growth – New Models For 21st
Century Schools
Susan Rudland and Clare Brown
Overview
Infrastructure NSW has identified education as a key driver for a competitive and innovative economy
There are particular challenges in the current context for delivering high quality and well located schools
New approaches are required to plan and deliver schools
This presentation will explore the challenges and opportunities for education infrastructure to meet the needs of the 21st century
Sydney 1950
A Plan for Growth in 1970
A Plan For Growing Sydney: What does it mean for Education?
Aims to guide land use planning decisions for the next 20 years
Decisions that determine where we live, where we work, and how we move around the city
With the State Infrastructure Plan will guide the delivery of Education and other Infrastructure
Growth targets to 2031
A Plan for Growing Sydney (2014)
17 years
City of Cities Strategy (2005)
26 years
Forecast Population 2031
5,900,000 5,300,000
New Dwellings 664,000 640,000
New Dwellings per annum 39,000 24,600
New Jobs 689,000 500,000
New jobs per annum 40,500 19,200
Growth Focus Areas
The task ahead
Infrastructure Delivery Plans
State Infrastructure Plan
“Infrastructure NSW recommends that a reservation of $700 million from the Rebuilding NSW initiative to create a 10-year Schools Growth Program for education infrastructure projects to service growing student populations.”
Subregional planning
Growth Infrastructure Plans
Co-ordination to secure strategic sites ahead of time in greenfield and infill areas.
Removing Barriers
Removing land use planning policy barriers to increasing school densities
Use of developer contributions to partially fund both land acquisition and the construction of education services to new developments
Colocation with social infrastructure
Centres
Living closer to work
is a specific direction- ‘resi growth in and around centres’
Strategic Centres are the priority
Preservation of cores within major centres is reinforced
School acquisitions and disposals
Sydney’s overcrowded schools
Potential responses for the future
Adaptive re-use of existing fabric
Co-location with education, health and community uses
Regional infrastructure clusters
Shared facilities with other sectors?
Staggered hours and timetables
Design responses for flexibility, adaptability, multifunction
Strategies proposed in NSW
Fewer, larger schools in highly urbanised areas, to minimise land acquisition costs
Optimisation of existing sites where feasible
A focus on removing land use planning policy barriers to increase school densities and facilitate use of developer contributions
Improved coordination between government landholders and non-government providers
Sharing infrastructure with communities
A focus on innovative models for future delivery – including:
Demonstration projects in metropolitan and regional areas to test and showcase innovative delivery for enhanced functionality
Partnering with the development industry to including partnership opportunities with non-government providers and PPP delivery
The Beekman Hill International School, New
York City
Repurposing existing structure built in 1917 to a temporary primary school. Includes double height gym and rooftop playground.
William Jones College Preparatory High School,
Chicago
Multi-level inner-city school
‘Stacked’ approach to design, placing classrooms in the middle floors between shared spaces.
Bridge Academy, London
Multi-level inner-city secondary school with design focus on flexible learning and social spaces.
Designed to minimise energy use by maximising daylight and is naturally ventilated.
P.S. 59 and the High School of Art and Design, New
York City
Public-Private Partnership
Mixed use development
Primary and Secondary schools along with supermarket.
Delivery?
Different challenges in greenfield and infill areas
Can’t ignore population growth – its here
A structured program for delivery that has a long-term focus, can respond to emerging requirements, and is grounded by planning, delivery and commercial requirements.
Questions and Discussion
Director, Social Planning
Susan RudlandDirector, Planning
Clare Brown
