Harvard to offer free online architecture course
The Harvard Graduate School of Design is launching a web-based course that offers architectural education at no cost. More about Harvard to offer free online architecture course
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Kyu Sung Woo designs student housing for historic Massachusetts college
A cluster of brick-clad buildings with jagged roof lines form this student residential complex at Amherst College by American firm Kyu Sung Woo Architects. More about Kyu Sung Woo designs student housing for historic Massachusetts college
Selgascano-designed pavilion transformed into school for Kenya's Kibera slum
A colourful pavilion designed by Spanish architect duo Selgascano has been shipped from a Copenhagen art museum to Africa's largest slum, where it now serves as a school for 600 orphaned children. More about Selgascano-designed pavilion transformed into school for Kenya's Kibera slum
Concave roofs collect rainwater for arid areas in proposal by BMDesign Studios
Bowl-shaped vessels would collect rainwater on the roofs of buildings located in hot and dry climates in a proposal by Iranian practice BMDesign Studios. More about Concave roofs collect rainwater for arid areas in proposal by BMDesign Studios
Fins of metal mesh and concrete shield Tel Aviv school of entrepreneurship from the sun
Rows of metal sun louvres slotted between structural concrete fins help to shade the glazed facade of this university building near Tel Aviv by local architects David S Robins and Dan Price. More about Fins of metal mesh and concrete shield Tel Aviv school of entrepreneurship from the sun
Final call for architecture students to apply for SCI-Arc's 2017 masters programme
Dezeen promotion: The Southern California Institute of Architecture has put out a final call for architecture students to apply to its masters programme in Los Angeles, starting in autumn 2017. More about Final call for architecture students to apply for SCI-Arc's 2017 masters programme
Design schools will "hit the wall" due to Brexit, warns The Council for Higher Education in Art & Design
The Brexit vote has led to a "brain drain" of teaching staff and a drop in student numbers at the UK's architecture and design institutes, according to a body representing creative higher education establishments, which warns that universities will be forced to shut down. More about Design schools will "hit the wall" due to Brexit, warns The Council for Higher Education in Art & Design
Grimshaw overhauls student union at North Carolina university
Grimshaw has completed the renovation and expansion of Duke University's West Campus Union in Durham, North Carolina, where the UK firm has added a glass box in the centre of the historic building. More about Grimshaw overhauls student union at North Carolina university
Hawkins\Brown remodels Bloomsbury building for The Bartlett architecture school
The Bartlett School of Architecture now has a new Hawkins\Brown-designed facility in central London featuring a staircase designed as a "social generator" and studios with no doors. More about Hawkins\Brown remodels Bloomsbury building for The Bartlett architecture school
Gould Evans creates black metal studio building for Missouri art school
American studio Gould Evans has completed a creative facility in Kansas City that houses an array of digital fabrication tools, including eight different types of 3D printer. More about Gould Evans creates black metal studio building for Missouri art school
Law Architects creates "homesteads" to house Woodleigh School teaching spaces
A+Awards: this trio of small buildings, which were lauded at the 2016 Architizer A+Awards, were designed by Australian firm Law Architects for an independent school on the Mornington Peninsula. More about Law Architects creates "homesteads" to house Woodleigh School teaching spaces
Shingle-clad school by (Se)arch Architekten is set around a cobbled courtyard
Stuttgart studio (Se)arch Architekten has completed a school and daycare centre in the German town of Tübingen, featuring cedar-shingled facades and a cobbled entrance courtyard. More about Shingle-clad school by (Se)arch Architekten is set around a cobbled courtyard
Weiss Manfredi drapes jagged brick sash over facade of Ohio architecture school
American studio Weiss Manfredi has used glass, brick and concrete to form a new home for the architectural and environmental design programs at Kent State University in Ohio. More about Weiss Manfredi drapes jagged brick sash over facade of Ohio architecture school
Sharply pitched roofs break up the scale of Kengo Kuma's kindergarten in Saitama
Kengo Kuma & Associates has designed a kindergarten in the Japanese city Saitama with a series of roofs that pitch steeply in opposing directions. More about Sharply pitched roofs break up the scale of Kengo Kuma's kindergarten in Saitama
Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt completes angular youth centre in Hampshire
Recessed windows set into the facades of this youth centre in the English town of Tadley feature faceted timber-lined frames that contrast the building's dark fibre-cement cladding. More about Ayre Chamberlain Gaunt completes angular youth centre in Hampshire
Tigg Coll Architects references London's railway heritage for student accommodation interiors
Tigg Coll Architects has renovated a student accommodation building in London's Kings Cross, with interiors based on the area's railway heritage. More about Tigg Coll Architects references London's railway heritage for student accommodation interiors
Grafton Architects wins inaugural RIBA International Prize for university campus in Peru
RIBA International Prize: a vertical, concrete university campus in Peru by Grafton Architects has been named world's best new building by the Royal Institute of British Architects. More about Grafton Architects wins inaugural RIBA International Prize for university campus in Peru
Students erect arching bamboo events pavilion in Hong Kong
One-minute movie: Chinese University of Hong Kong students created this curving pavilion from bent bamboo poles and translucent fabric to host a series of events that promote low-carbon living and construction. More about Students erect arching bamboo events pavilion in Hong Kong
Herzog & de Meuron wins contest for new Royal College of Art campus
Herzog & de Meuron has been selected to design the new Royal College of Art campus in Battersea, southwest London. More about Herzog & de Meuron wins contest for new Royal College of Art campus
Walters & Cohen combines fluted stone and glass at London's American School
Fluted stone panels form a frame around a huge window in the facade of this building designed by Walters & Cohen Architects for the American School in London. More about Walters & Cohen combines fluted stone and glass at London's American School