Philadelphia School of the Future

Project Name: Philadelphia School of the Future Year: 2010 Owner: Philadelphia School of the Future Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA Building Type: Educational Type: Extensive System: Single Source Provider Size: 13000 sq.ft. Slope: 1.5% Access: Inaccessible, Open to Public Submitted by: John Shepley Designers/Manufacturers of Record: Plant Supplier: Green Roof Plants/Emory Knoll Farms Plant Installation: Mayfield Gardens

The Philadelphia School of the Future project took over three years in the planning, starting in June 2006 and opening in June of 2010. "When the Microsoft-designed School of the Future opened, the facility was a paragon of contemporary architecture, with a green roof, light-filled corridors and the latest classroom technology, all housed in a dazzling white modern building. "It might as well have been a fishbowl: Educators and media from around the world watched to see whether Microsoft could reform public education through innovation and technology," (Matheson, 2010).

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Read the 6.19.20 Microsoft 'School of the Future' in Philly finally in a groove? by Kathy Matheson of The Associated Press. Learn more about Emory Knoll Farms/Green Roof Plants in The Greenroof Directory.

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