"Architectural education has always been contentious" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are talking about the culture of harassment at the Bartlett School of Architecture and other top stories. More
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Buildings in Niger, Sharjah and Cape Verde shortlisted for 2022 Aga Khan Award
The adaptation of an Oscar Niemeyer-designed house in Lebanon and a circular school in Iran are on the 20-strong shortlist for the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2022. More
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Studio Dlux converts industrial buildings into Red House School in São Paulo
Brazil-based Studio Dlux has added playful elements to an international school in São Paulo that is housed within former warehouses. More
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Morphosis designs Athenæum cultural district at University of Texas at Dallas
Architecture studio Morphosis has designed a performance hall and two art museums for a new cultural district called Athenæum at a Dallas university. More
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Wexner Center for the Arts is "a building that is waiting to be a building"
As we continue our deconstructivist series, we look at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Ohio by architect and theorist Peter Eisenman, which he claims "has nothing to do with deconstruction or deconstructivism."
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Jestico + Whiles wraps Cambridge University building in perforated aluminium
Architecture office Jestico + Whiles has completed an aluminium-clad educational facility at the University of Cambridge, England, featuring brightly coloured staircases and built-in furniture. More
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Farmland informs design of Thaden School building in Arkansas by Eskew Dumez Ripple
American studio Eskew Dumez Ripple has used features of vernacular architecture in creative ways to form a sustainable, multipurpose school building. More
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Sulkin Askenazi arranges yellow school interiors around wooden tree
Splashes of bright yellow, round openings and a giant timber tree are among the playful touches Mexican design studio Sulkin Askenazi has included in Ikigai Sisu, a school in the Dominican Republic. More
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NBBJ designs net-zero school for neurodiverse children in California
US-based architecture studio NBBJ has released designs for a net-zero school in Encino, California, that will cater to neurodiverse students. More
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"I'm embarrassed for my profession" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are debating the hours architecture students work and discussing other top stories. More
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Tom Wiscombe and Marrikka Trotter apologise for "high-pressure office culture" after being suspended by SCI-Arc
Two SCI-Arc faculty members who were put on administrative leave for suggesting that architecture students should work long hours for low pay have apologised for their comments. More
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AA names five applicants vying to be school's new director
The Architectural Association has released a shortlist of five candidates in the running to become the school's new leader following the dismissal of Eva Franch i Gilabert. More
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Diversity in Design holds inaugural youth design fair in Detroit
Diversity in Design, a collaborative group of designers and brands working to increase racial diversity in the field, has launched the first in a series of educational fairs. More
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Hydroformed steel lattice wraps Harvard building by Behnisch Architekten
The Boston office of Behnisch Architekten has completed a massive academic building on a new campus for Harvard University that features the "world's first hydroformed stainless-steel screen". More
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RAMSA overhauls 120-year-old Schwarzman Student Center at Yale
A student centre at Yale University has reopened for the first time since 2017, following a restoration project by New York City architect and former dean of the school of architecture Robert A M Stern. More
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JKMM incorporates industrial structures into University of the Arts Helsinki
Historic structures including a silo building and an old factory have been incorporated into the University of the Arts Helsinki's new home, which was designed by local architecture studio JKMM. More
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Deborah Berke Partners renovates and expands historic buildings at University of Pennsylvania
US studio Deborah Berke Partners has overhauled a pair of Victorian-era townhouses at the University of Pennsylvania and added a terracotta-clad extension that is meant to be contextually sensitive. More
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Kaan Architecten designs geological centre in Germany to look like a "block of stone"
Dutch practice Kaan Architecten has completed the new Geo and Environmental Centre (GUZ) in Tübingen, Germany, informed by the appearance of a block of stone. More
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Diller Scofidio + Renfro creates pair of Columbia Business School buildings with "layer-cake design"
Architecture firm Diller Scofidio + Renfro has completed two buildings on the Manhattanville campus of Columbia University's School of Business in New York City. More
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Architecture education needs "decolonisation and decarbonisation" says London School of Architecture head Neal Shasore
At just 32, the self-proclaimed "outspoken" historian Neal Shasore has become the head of the London School of Architecture. In this exclusive interview, he told Dezeen of his plans to make the school a beacon of inclusivity. More
