Simba Vision Montessori School wins Dezeen Awards for best building: architecture prize winners announced.

In this evening's ceremony, all 15 winners of the Dezeen Awards 2023 architectural project were announced, with Simba Vision Montessori School emerging as the winner of the architectural project of the year category. A total of 15 winners from 10 different countries, including Iran, Japan, Indonesia, Tanzania and Spain, were represented in the annual Dezeen Awards program.

Simba Vision Montessori School

Simba Vision Montessori School, designed by Architectural Pioneering Consultants, won the Architectural Project of the Year category and was also recognized as the Education Project of the Year. The school in Tanzania, made from locally sourced materials, addresses "the major challenges of our time". The judges noted that it is a remarkable building on a tight budget that provides the right educational space for''A local community adaptive to people, place and purpose.

The winning school competed against other projects including a barrel-shaped subway station made from handmade bricks in Iran, a renovated concrete brewery in Shenzhen and a guesthouse sunk on an island hill in Japan. Also among the winners were projects such as a public space built from recycled bricks in Mexico City, a nine-building working campus set in a landscaped garden, and a linear park with retrospective infrastructure - all in Mexico.

Simba Vision Montessori School is a school in rural Tanzania that applies Montessori principles - a play-based and hands-on method of learning.

The judges said the project "is both a radical proposal and a template for similar schools." "The clear and structured order of the plan appears generous and intuitive in access and movement," commented the judges. "The simple organization of spaces is well proportioned and the principle of separating walls and roof creates a low cost solution for passive ventilation. "

The school was also recognized for its innovation and positive contribution to education. This project