…one primary school in Sydney’s inner-west is helping to change the way school design is approached. Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School in North Strathfield won its category in the 2019 Learning Environments Australasia Awards for Excellence in Education Facility Design, three years after the first stage of their project claimed the same prize. …The design …featured cross-laminated timber. The use of engineered timber is prevalent in Europe and North America, but it is still a relatively new concept to the Australian construction industry. “It’s a very different type of space to traditional schools. We had a big focus on using timber and natural materials,” he said. …”We’ve seen an evolution [working] in a box … then the pendulum swung in completely the other direction, but it was just as inflexible,” she said. “…in recent years is a swing back a little bit, where it’s about … having flexible spaces.”