OMA develops "wood plug and play system" for 30 Amsterdam schools
David Gianotten and Michael den Otter of Dutch studio OMA have designed a modular, mass-timber system that will be used to construct up to 30 schools in the Netherlands. More
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Heatherwick Studio designs Columbia public library as "new type of community centre"
UK architecture practice Heatherwick Studio has revealed the design for its first public library, a plant-covered building in Columbia, Maryland. More
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"Playful and accessible spaces" wrap courtyard at Wayair School by Jeju Studio
Classrooms and social spaces are arranged around a tree-filled courtyard at this school, created by Polish practice Jeju Studio for a refugee community in Tanzania. More
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Shreesh Design Studio builds Indian preschool "as colourful as the minds of its users"
Separate brightly coloured classroom buildings make up this preschool in Gujarat state, India, which was designed by local practice Shreesh Design Studio. More
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Henning Larsen uses natural materials for Danish school extension
Straw, eelgrass and wood feature in this bio-based extension that Danish architecture studio Henning Larsen has added to Feldballe School in Denmark. More
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Heatherwick Studio designs Tokyo school with "playgrounds between each of the classroms"
UK designer Thomas Heatherwick's studio has revealed plans for The British School in Tokyo, which will be the first school the practice has designed. More
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Charles F. Bloszies inserts glass addition into San Francisco cathedral complex
Local studio Office of Charles F. Bloszies has completed an extension and renovation of the Cathedral School for Boys in San Francisco. More
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Natural materials form "seamless connection" between English woodland and nursery
Timber and rubber are among the natural materials used at this nursery in Stoke-on-Trent, which British practice Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios has designed to echo an adjacent nature reserve. More
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Stride Treglown completes site for the Deaf Academy in Exmouth
Architecture practice Stride Treglown worked closely with staff and students at the Deaf Academy to design a campus in Exmouth, UK, with spaces tailored to best suit the needs of deaf people. More
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Michael Gove supports idea of school for "traditional architecture and urbanism"
UK housing secretary Michael Gove has supported a paper calling for a new architecture school in the UK that focuses on the teaching of traditional design principles. More
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Zaha Hadid Architects unveils modular tent classrooms for refugees
London studio Zaha Hadid Architects has created a series of tent-like classrooms for displaced communities, which were designed by the late Zaha Hadid and Patrik Schumacher. More
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Andrés Jaque designs Reggio School "to become a multiverse"
Spanish architect Andrés Jaque's Office for Political Innovation has completed a school near Madrid that aims to be as colourful and playful as a child's imagination. More
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People's Architecture Office completes blue-toned makeover of Fuqiang school
Vivid shades of blue and turquoise characterise this school in Shenzhen, China, which has been overhauled by People's Architecture Office to offer more creative forms of learning. More
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Localworks builds irregularly shaped classrooms with earthbags for school in Uganda
Design and build studio Localworks has created the Mustardseed Junior School in Uganda with organically shaped classrooms built from natural and locally sourced materials. More
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Maya Lin Studio designs spiral-shaped arts centre for Bard College
New York City-based Maya Lin Studio and US studio Bialosky and Partners have designed a spiralling plant-covered performing arts centre for Bard College in New York that will sit next to Frank Gehry's Fisher Center. More
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Hayhurst & Co designs London school with a "landscape sensibility"
London studio Hayhurst & Co has completed the Edith Neville Primary School near King's Cross, with pockets of landscape and external play spaces wrapped by a filigree screen of white aluminium mesh. More
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Surman Weston uses architecture as "enabler for a great cause" at Hackney School of Food
Architecture studio Surman Weston has created a teaching space for children to learn about food in Hackney, London, which has been awarded the Stephen Lawrence Prize 2022 by the RIBA. More
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Jedburgh Grammar Campus avoids traditional school layout "where you trudge round a corridor"
A school in Jedburgh by Stallan-Brand that is vying for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award is the focus of this video produced by Stephenson&. More
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Henley Halebrown completes "hybrid building" in Hackney with red concrete loggia
London studio Henley Halebrown has used a palette of reddish-brown concrete and bricks to visually tie together a school and housing in this mixed-use scheme in Hackney, which is one of six projects shortlisted for this year's RIBA Stirling Prize. More
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GOAA uses prefabricated panels to create naturally ventilated school in Brazil
Brazilian studio Gusmão Otero Arquitetos Associados has completed a campus for the Pequeno Príncipe School on the outskirts of the city of Ribeirão Preto using concrete and prefabricated panels. More
