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Publication:23 January 2026Perched on a steep site with dramatic views of Sheet Harbour, Marine Drive Academy is a context-specific design that challenges traditional school typologies. The school is organized around spaces for making to encourage creativity and discovery as part of the learning process. In this way, Marine Drive Academy is didactic, and its industrial aesthetic facilitates hands-on learning. From the biomass silo to the expressed mechanical and structural systems on the upper level, every part of this school is a learning space.
| Location | Canada|Nova Scotia|Sheet Harbour |
| Street number and name | 479 Church Point Rd |
| Typologies | Educational architecture|Kindergartens, elementary and high schools |
| Project type | Construction |
| End Date | 1 January 2020 |
Comparaison entre l'utilisation prévue et l'utilisation réelle dans différents espaces scolaires_Dal_#8Have design intentions in awarded schools been fulfilled or subverted in practice? a presentation focusing on post-occupancy evaluations and ethnographic research of the use of spaces within schools. Comparing intended design use with actual use; investigating a diverse range of programmed school spaces, including classrooms, science labs, arts spaces, and tertiary spaces in between. By Brian Lilley, Derek Reilly, Martha Radice and Susan Fitzgerald.
Document DC350 et étude de cas sur 3 écoles en Nouvelle-Écosse_Dal_#6A case study analyzing the DC350, comparing it to three diverse case study schools across Nova Scotia. The DC350 is a Government of Nova Scotia document that outlines minimum acceptable design and construction standards for educational facilities in the province. By Brian Lilley, Derek Reilly, Martha Radice and Susan Fitzgerald.
Définir la qualité à travers les expériences de l'espace et de l'appartenance_Dal_#4What contributes to quality in community learning spaces? Investigating a series of built case studies across Nova Scotia to ask how they foster quality and Belonging. By Brian Lilley, Derek Reilly, Martha Radice, Michael Putman and Susan Fitzgerald.
