India desert school's unique design offers pupils a respite from heat
The Rajkumari Ratnavati girls' school, in India's sweltering Thar desert, is an oasis of cool thanks to a combination of age-old techniques and modern design. The building was designed by US-based architect Diana Kellogg and built by local artisans.
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00:14The specialty of this building is that the rooms remain cool in summer.
00:18Because the design of the building is made in an oval shape,
00:21it has cross ventilation, limestone plaster in the classroom and white colored tiles on the terrace.
00:28It reflects sunlight.
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00:48I like going to school.
00:50There are my friends there.
00:52There is a place to play.
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01:37All the children belong to poor families.
01:39They do not get any facilities at home.
01:45They do not get proper food and clothes to wear.
01:49It is a great thing to give them such good education.
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