Ponzano Primary School in Ponzano Veneto, Italy, is a school for 375 students, ages six through ten. Though the layout, a building surrounding a central courtyard, harks back to monastic design, its environmental cred is 100 percent 21st century. The school features a green roof, geothermal heating and cooling, radiant floor heating, solar panels, and more. Photo 8 of 11 in Favorite Play! Spaces by Miyoko Ohtake

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Ponzano Primary School in Ponzano Veneto, Italy, is a school for 375 students, ages six through ten. Though the layout, a building surrounding a central courtyard, harks back to monastic design, its environmental cred is 100 percent 21st century. The school features a green roof, geothermal heating and cooling, radiant floor heating, solar panels, and more.