architects andrea stipa and mauro frate are the winners of ‘go civic. new schools for the city of cultures’
an architectural competition to design twp new nursery schools in prato, italy.  the jury selected winners
that ‘don`t pretend to be icons or new extraordinary urban landmarks; they don`t offer bold and
spectacular solutions; rather, they are the clean expression of a careful and qualified architecture,
one that is doable and sensitive’. the entries which best represented this were andrea stipa for the
school in the galcetello area and mauro frate for one in the ponzano area. the competition objective was
to encourage the integration of the diverse range of immigrants in the area.
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