Dollar Academy Futures Institute, FIDA Scottish School Building Photos, Education Design Scotland
Futures Institute at Dollar Academy, Scotland
30 June 2022
Design: Grimshaw, Architects
Location: Clackmannanshire, Central Scotland, UK
Grimshaw-designed Futures Institute at the Dollar Academy set to transform education and will be Scotland?s first Living Building

Futures Institute at Dollar Academy News
30th of June 2022 – International architecture practice, Grimshaw has revealed designs for the Futures Institute at Dollar Academy (FIDA) in Scotland, UK, a permanent home for the Institute which will be delivered to receive the country?s first Living Building certification.
FIDA was launched in May 2021 to tackle three fundamental challenges in education ? providing equitable access and closing the poverty related attainment gap; finding compelling alternatives to traditional teaching and exam systems; and addressing sustainability. The initiative provides young people across Scotland with unique opportunities to undertake real-world challenges founded on the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. These take the form of workshops, skills-based courses, design challenges and competitions, all of which are offered either in person and/ or via an online platform to enable the widest possible participation.
?Dollar Academy has always promoted the transformative power of education, and this idea is at the very heart of FIDA,? says Ian Munro, Rector at Dollar Academy, ? FIDA...