Text courtesy of The Pritzker Architecture Prize.
Startup Lions Campus addresses the need for local, post-secondary education and vocational training. “The building takes inspiration from the towering mounds built by termite colonies in the region. The ventilation tower creates a stack effect to naturally cool the main working spaces by extracting warm air upwards, while fresh air is introduced through specially designed low-level openings.” It has become a recognizable landmark in the region, situated on a sloping landscape and surrounded by large shading trees. The school is constructed of local quarry stone to create comfortable gathering conditions indoors and outdoors and minimize the use of air-conditioning.
