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It is interesting to see who the Government are already in talks with regarding the template schools, Atkins and Willmott Dixon.

Once again, the big firms are already there at the expense of the smaller practices. I thought that the Government were proponents of Localism, how does this demonstrate localism if a consortium of two large firms rolls out a template that will be adopted wherever the budget dictates?

Why not practice what you supposedly preach Mr. Gove and let schools work directly with the architect of their choice. Cut out the hoards of LA advisors and the Contractors advisors and get back to basics. DSDHA did a great job on Christ's College and DRMM likewise on Clapham Manor School. When architects work closely with clients and they share the same vision the results speak for themselves.

P.S. Do you have to flatten whatever is on site to adopt these templates or can they 'plug-in' to existing buildings too?

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