Stefano Boeri Architetti has designed three schools in Albania's capital city, Tirana, that will remain open around the clock to double as community hubs. More about Stefano Boeri Architetti to design 24-hour schools in Albanian capital
The broken-up massing of this Duke University research facility by US firm Gluck+ is meant to help protect the building from storm surge. More about Gluck+ designs coastal laboratory in North Carolina to withstand extreme weather
Reflective aluminium panels cover the rounded shell of this school sports hall near Prague, helping to disguise its scale. More about Domed sports hall by Sporadical is covered in scale-like aluminium shingles
Universities in the UK have received more applications from EU citizens for art and design courses this year, belying fears that Brexit would lead to falling demand. More about Number of EU applicants for UK creative courses rises as Brexit approaches
Design studio Sasaki has completed a minimalist white pavilion and a glazed library for a growing university in Monterrey, with terraces that offer generous views of the city. More about Sasaki creates two landmark buildings for Monterrey Tec campus in Mexico
American firm Ennead has completed a new building for the engineering programme at the University of Texas in Austin, where two towers are linked by a central glass volume with diamond-patterned structural supports across its facade. More about Giant metal lattice fronts atrium of Texas engineering school by Ennead
BBC arts editor Will Gompertz has attacked the education system in the UK, saying it is training children to behave like computers rather than designers. More about Children "being sent mad" by UK education policy, says BBC arts editor
Ironspot brick and a sawtooth roof define the exterior of this new wing for the University of Michigan's architecture and planning college, designed by US studio Preston Scott Cohen. More about Preston Scott Cohen creates jagged-roofed building for Michigan architecture school
American studio LMN Architects has completed a performing arts centre for the University of Iowa that features twisted terracotta panels, glass shingles and bespoke acoustic panels made of metal and felt. More about LMN Architects combines textured surfaces for Iowa City concert hall
Stanton Williams has completed a four-storey addition to a business school at the University of Cambridge, England, which features social and circulation areas that adjoin an existing historic building and are illuminated by large roof lights. More about Stanton Williams completes contemporary extension to historic Cambridge University campus
Californian studio Belzberg Architects has built a concrete culinary school in Mexico City, offering a range of facilities to the local Jewish community, including rooftop yoga and art galleries. More about Kosher cookery school in Mexico City features board-marked concrete walls
Architect Steven Holl has built an exhibition and performance centre for Virginia Commonwealth University, which has been captured by Dutch photographer Iwan Baan. More about Steven Holl's Institute for Contemporary Art comprises sculptural blocks of zinc and translucent glass
UK tech start-up Curious Chip has created a handheld gaming device that teaches children to code their own games and apps. More about Pip is a portable gaming device that teaches children to code
American architectural firm Solomon Cordwell Buenz took cues from the colours and textures of the Sonoran Desert while designing this giant residential facility in Phoenix, for engineering students at Arizona State University. More about Sandstone and metal louvres wrap massive student housing complex in Arizona
Architecture firm Hawkins\Brown used two types of engineered timber to build this swimming facility at a school in Surrey, England. More about Hawkins\Brown uses engineered wood to build swimming pool for City of London Freemen's School
CO Architects and Ayers Saint Gross have completed a copper-clad laboratory complex in downtown Phoenix that evokes jagged and striated rock formations found in the American Southwest. More about Sculptural Arizona research building takes cues from desert topography
WeWork is continuing its expansion beyond coworking with a kindergarten called WeGrow, which will be designed by Danish architecture firm BIG in New York City. More about BIG designs kindergarten in New York City for WeWork
A steel-framed building in Fayetteville, Arkansas, has been transformed into an educational facility with the addition of white cladding, tall linear windows and a second floor. More about El Dorado and Modus Studio repurpose old warehouse for Arkansas art school
Herzog & de Meuron has submitted a planning application for the new Royal College of Art campus in London's Battersea, revealing a design that features textured brickwork and a sawtooth roof profile. More about Herzog & de Meuron reveals design for new £108 million RCA campus
Spanish studio ABLM Arquitectos used mirrored panels to create an "almost invisible" upper floor for this school in the city of Salamanca, but the lower storey covered in stripes of brightly coloured tiling. More about Mirrored panels and stripy tiles cover walls of Spanish school by ABLM Arquitectos