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School Buildings in the Urban FABRIC as a Result of 21st-Century Suburbanisation: Case Studies on Two Middle-Sized Towns in the Agglomeration of Budapest, Vác and Dunakeszi

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  • Katalin Illés Kádek

    (MTA-AVKF Learning Environment Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Apor Vilmos Catholic College, 2600 Vác, Hungary)

  • Máté Tamáska

    (Department for Theology, Roma and Social Studies, Apor Vilmos Catholic College—Vác, Member of the MTA-AVKF Learning Environment Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Apor Vilmos Catholic College, 2600 Vác, Hungary)

Abstract

Our study explores the question: what kind of landscape situations emerge between the urban fabric and a school building as a result of 21st-century suburbanisation? To answer this question, we will compare a traditional school town and a suburban settlement. Located less than thirty kilometres from Budapest, the traditional town is Vác, one of the most important historical school towns in Hungary. Dunakeszi, on the other hand, directly borders the capital and was a rural settlement at the beginning of the 20th century. This settlement is a typical example of urban sprawl. Its schools have occupied a place in the urban fabric since the second half of the 20th century. During our research, we used thick description and thoroughly analysed where the buildings are situated within the given urban structure, how their appearance can be described, and what their architecture communicates. Our basic argument is that while traditional settlement schools are a central element of the urban fabric, in the suburbs, schools occupy empty spaces of ‘leftover plots’ or develop new campuses in the interurban landscape. The results showed that regardless of the historical past of a given settlement, 21st-century educational institutions create separated, closed campuses in areas affected by suburbanisation processes. The primary reason for moving out is simply a lack of space in downtown areas, which is universally apparent in larger cities. The various roles and tasks schools fulfil also contribute to the process, for example the integration of sports fields or the increasing expectation to be accessible by car.

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  • Katalin Illés Kádek & Máté Tamáska, 2023. "School Buildings in the Urban FABRIC as a Result of 21st-Century Suburbanisation: Case Studies on Two Middle-Sized Towns in the Agglomeration of Budapest, Vác and Dunakeszi," Land, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-18, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:12:y:2023:i:8:p:1576-:d:1213809
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    1. Alessandro Rigolon, 2010. "European Design Types for 21st Century Schools: An Overview," CELE Exchange, Centre for Effective Learning Environments 2010/3, OECD Publishing.
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