Curvilinear forms circumscribing an inner courtyard characterise the architecture of this school and community centre. It is accomplished by the use of sophisticated high-tech design and engineering software to generate models and fabrication drawings, and low-tech, unskilled labor in the application of spray-on concrete over a prefabricated bent-steel structure and cladding. This educational centrer, intended to attract drop-out students, stands in stark contrast to the predominant rectilinear architecture and orthogonal street system and, in this respect, reflects the designers’ stated objective of creating a unique, soft, flowing setting based on natural forms, an ‘oasis’ within an urban setting.

Source: Aga Khan Trust for Culture