By Arup Associates, in a remote region high in the Indian Himalayas west of Tibet, Ladakh India. Built under the patronage of the Dalai Lama, this school has enormous cultural and regional significance, as well as environmental standards and international cooperation.
The school is practically self-sustainable and is regionally designed to sit in comfortably with its spectacular mountainous surroundings. More significant, however, is the social impact. The subject of PBS reports, the school seeks to increase the education of a third-world area, educating an illiterate population and supporting industry. In addition to teaching international skills such as the english language, it also includes spiritual teachings of Buddhism. Students grow gardens in solar powered facilities. The latrines recycle grey and black water. The school is built for 800 students and will be totally completed in 2009.
