Pupils at Blairgowrie High School could have a new outdoor space for performance, teaching and meetings if designs by a Dundee University design student come to fruition.
Alison Taylor, who is about to graduate with a degree in Interior Environmental Design, has been working with staff and pupils at the Perthshire school to turn a disused space on the school grounds into a multi-purpose venue.
Her designs are on display now at part of the University of Dundee Art, Design and Architecture Degree Show.
Ms Taylor, 22, said: "I read a statistic which said that school pupils can spend more time in one day looking at a screen than they might spend outdoors in a whole week and that got me thinking about developing something that would combine an outdoor environment and learning and teaching.
"Blairgowrie High have been fantastic at letting me work with the pupils and the staff, giving me an insight into the sort of space that would be useful to them. They have been at the centre of the creative process throughout."
Ms Taylor has designed is a multi-use space that could accommodate performance, teaching and a meeting place.
Bev Leslie, headteacher at Blairgowrie High School, said: "Alison worked collaboratively with our Principal Teacher of Art & Design, and our S3 pupils to inform her design and she has created plans for a very exciting learning space. "This was a great example of art being used in the world of work and our pupils benefited from the experience.
"We now hope to turn design into reality."
The University of Dundee Art, Design and Architecture Degree Show 2015 runs until May 31.
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