«Architectural action and pedagogical action have always had different durations over time – the former being longer, as it easily survives as functions are modified, while the latter is more subject to changes in society. […] A few days after it opens, the building’s second life has already begun, as it aims to add to – if not to overturn – what is drawn in the architects’ plans; unforeseen possibilities for use are often found in the planned articulations of the various premises, thereby enriching the school space with a parallel life no less interesting than its official one.» (Alberto Ferlenga)
«Within the various areas of investigation into educational architecture developed by the Indire research group (design, interior decor, training, post-occupancy assessment), photography and documentation in general have always played a crucial role, even if thus far considered only as instruments at the service of design, arrangements, training, and inhabited spaces. This volume takes on the issue of documentating innovative school constructions with the use of photography as the main language for conveying a knowledge that straddles the divide between different settings of investigation.» (Samuele Borri)