The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland has named a new secondary school that places students’ mental health and well-being at the heart of its design and the restoration of an iconic Modernist house among the eight winners of RIAS Awards for 2022.

Judges said Stallan-Brand Architecture & Design’s Jedburgh Grammar Campus had consciously sought to dismantle the notion that “nurture” is confined to early-years education. They said the practice’s design “swerved” the empathetic cut-off for secondary education.

In the process, they said the campus created flexible spaces that allow students to take ownership of their space, and offer a variety of places for students to learn, present, socialise, make and retreat instead of “generic” classrooms.

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