Desert school campus at Midreshet Ben-Gurion (Sde Boker). Shaded walkways connect classroom clusters, outdoor learning courts, and covered play areas — all designed for passive cooling in extreme Negev heat.
Planned with passive cooling principles that reduce energy consumption, and with shaded, diffused natural daylight that creates a stimulating learning environment, friendly to its users and to the environment. Research shows that students learning in daylit classrooms achieve better results than those learning under artificial light, and the unique setting of Midreshet Ben-Gurion, with its many sunny days a year, makes daylight a central design resource.
Winner of first prize in the medium-sized buildings category of the sustainable building competition at the 3rd International Green Building Conference, 2012.
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