Premises: Nursery design goes on show

'London's Learning' features 30 case studies of education centres from the capital and across the UK. The architects, builders and educational institutions involved addressed issues such as space, flexibility, behaviour, sustainability and access. One unique design is Janet Summers Early Years Centre at Friars Primary School in Southwark (pictured). Architect Tom Coward was asked to create an early years unit to act as a link between separate nursery and reception classes. The school's brief was 'Today ancient Egypt, tomorrow Narnia'. The finished design created a connecting role-play room, an external 'play...