Smithdon School, Kings Lynn Road, Hunstanton, Norfolk

This Secondary school was built in 1950-54. It was designed by Alison and Peter Smithson in a Brutalist style of architecture. It is an important building with innovative steelwork. However many aspects of the design are impractical for a school. For example the large amount of glass used for the walls made many of the classrooms unbearably hot, like being in a green house. A review when it opened stated that the 'building seems to ignore the children for which it was built'.

Location

Period

Themes

Tags