For one Boston Prep school, the satisfying turn of the page and row upon row of books have been replaced by the calculated clack of keyboards and endlessness of the internet. As the modern library it seems, contains no actual books.

We’ve come across an interview by Holy Ghost Megazine with some members and participants from The Temporary School of Thought. They’re a group of squatters, formerly housed in an opulent London mansion who have started up a unique free school promoting open source learning. The interview gives some interesting insight into the unique dynamics and benefits of collective living and learning.
About the school:
HG: What exactly is the Temporary School of Thought?
LB: A school based on the ideal of the exchange of free knowledge, letting people come in, attend various workshops. If you feel there is something you would like to [...]

This past year, PSFK took notice of a number of new schools around the world that used planning and design thinking to create interesting new environments for learning. Prior to the recent economic downturn, commercial projects with giant budgets were able to push innovation in architecture and design forward. Now the money and need for new commercial buildings and retail stores are pretty low leaving architects scrambling to look for work.
Schools in the US have been a magnet for criticism and a chronic problem. But for architects and designers, there is an immense amount of opportunity to inject creative thinking [...]