Mottled red brickwork was used to build the gabled walls of this English school library by Mitchell Taylor Workshop, who more recently completed a humanities building for a historic school elsewhere in the country (+ slideshow). More about Angular brick gables frame Kings College Library by Mitchell Taylor Workshop
A stripy facade modelled on a skyline bounds the circular campus of this Melbourne primary school, designed by Australian firm McBride Charles Ryan to reference walled cities around the world (+ slideshow). More about Stripy Melbourne school by McBride Charles Ryan mirrors the local skyline
Colourful painted patterns frame windows scattered across the bright red facade of this primary school in the Italian town of Chiarano by Treviso office C+S Architects (+ slideshow). More about Primary school by C+S Architects features a colourful facade with contrasting window details
Hamburg office PFP Architekten has designed a school building with overlapping boxes that jut out towards a piazza in the historic centre of Genoa, Italy (+ slideshow). More about Stone-clad base supports stacked classrooms at PFP Architekten's school in Genoa
This school building in Bath, England, by local architects Mitchell Taylor Workshop features stone walls recalling the city's historic architecture, alongside contrasting dark grey brickwork and window surrounds (+ slideshow). More about School building by Mitchell Taylor Workshop contrasts pale stone with grey brick
This wooden extension to a school library near Melbourne, by local firm Branch Studio Architects, creates a reading lounge and balcony nestled among the branches of surrounding trees (+ slideshow). More about Branch Studio Architects adds timber-clad extension to Australian school library
Paris studio Yoonseux Architectes added wooden surfaces and red floors to this school classroom building in the French city of Livry Gargan, to echo the autumnal tones of neighbouring trees (+ slideshow). More about Yoonseux Architectes' school extension designed to match autumnal tree leaves
Here's a look at one of the standout projects from Designs of the Year 2014 - a floating school on a Nigerian lagoon by architecture studio NLÉ (+ slideshow). More about NLE's floating school casts anchor in Lagos Lagoon
British studio Jonathan Tuckey Design worked with a small team and a tight budget to build this timber-lined gatehouse for a west London primary school. More about School gatehouse built on a strict budget by Jonathan Tuckey Design
Dutch firm Korteknie Stuhlmacher Architecten covered the facade of this school in Rotterdam with black and white tiles arranged in patterns that reference typical Dutch interior decoration (+ slideshow). More about Rotterdam school decorated with tiles based on traditional Dutch patterns
A skin of chestnut shingles covers the facade of this multipurpose building at a school in the French town of Hostens by Dauphins (+ slideshow). More about School building clad in chestnut shingles by Dauphins
Opinion: watching the demolition of her own elementary school, Alexandra Lange reflects on the increasingly generic design of schools, museums and playgrounds that resign children to "places where all they can learn are the tasks we set them." More about "How can you learn about the world in spaces without character?"
Dutch firm Levs Architecten used unfired clay bricks from local mines to build the barrel-vaulted structure of this primary school on one of Mali's vast plains (+ slideshow). More about Vaulted brick primary school built on a Mali plain by Levs Architecten
Dutch firm Wiel Arets Architects has completed an academic campus in Rotterdam's Hoogvliet district comprising six concrete and glass buildings with subtle surface patterns designed to resemble ivy (+ slideshow). More about Wiel Arets completes college campus in Rotterdam's Hoogvliet district
Slovenian firm Svet Vmes Architects has converted the unused entrance of a school in Ljubljana into an undulating green lounge featuring spotty walls and big cushions (+ slideshow). More about Wavy green lounge by Svet Vmes Architects replaces an old school entrance
This children's library with rammed earth walls in Burundi was built by Belgian studio BC Architects and Studies and members of the local community, according to an open-source design template (+ slideshow). More about African children's library with rammed earth walls by BC Architects and Studies
Rounded lettering frames windows on the facade of this primary school in Bangalore by Indian firm Cadence (+ slideshow). More about Cassata primary school with lettering on its facade by Cadence
This secondary school in Germany by Behnisch Architekten features a spectacular combined quadruple-height atrium and assembly hall (+ slideshow). More about Secondary School Ergolding with quadruple-height assembly hall by Behnisch Architekten
Sinuous balconies surround a multipurpose space at the centre of this language school in the town of Ikast, Denmark, by Scandinavian firm CF Møller. More about International School Ikast-Brande with curving balconies by CF Møller
Movie: Indian architect Sandeep Khosla explains the importance of outdoor learning at DPS Kindergarten School in Bangalore, India, which won the education category at last month's Inside Festival in Singapore. More about "The courtyard is the soul of DPS Kindergarten School"