A university faculty building in Milan by Irish practice Grafton Architects has been named World Building of the Year at the inaugural World Architecture Festival, held in Barcelona last week. More about Universita Luigi Bocconi by Grafton Architects
Yesterday saw the topping-out ceremony of a new building designed by Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat for the University of Leipzig in Germany. More about New building for the University of Leipzig by Erick van Egeraat
California Academy of Sciences by architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop opened last week in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. More about California Academy of Sciences by Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Young Spanish architects CrystalZoo have designed an extension to the Seu University of La Nucia, an external site of the University of Alicante in La Nucia, Spain. More about Seu University of La Nucia by CrystalZoo
A new primary school canteen by architect José Cadilhe of Cadilhe & Fontoura has been completed in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. More about Canteen at primary school no1 by Cadilhe & Fontoura
Solar Shade by Australian designers Buro North educates primary school children about collecting energy from the sun while providing shade in playgrounds. More about Solar Shade by Buro North
Stephen Lawrence Centre, an educational centre designed by Adjaye Associates, has opened in London, England. More about Stephen Lawrence Centre by Adjaye Associates
Architect Zaha Hadid was appointed last month to design a new building on the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. More about Innovation Tower at Hong Kong Polytechnic University by Zaha Hadid
Ørestad College is a new educational building in Copenhagen, Denmark, designed by 3XN architects. More about Ørestad College, Copenhagen, by 3XN architects
Steven Holl Architects have completed an interior project at the Department of Philosophy in the Arts & Sciences faculty at New York University. More about NYU Department of Philosophy by Steven Holl Architects
Here is a set of renderings and plans of the new academic building for the Cooper Union college in New York, designed by Morphosis. More about Cooper Union by Morphosis
London architects Fashion Architecture Taste have updated their website with images of the Sint Lucas Art Academy at Boxtel in the Netherlands. More about Fat show Sint Lucas Art Academy
Photographer Mirjam Madiol has kindly sent us new images of Erick van Egeraat Associated Architects' just-opened Metzo College in the Netherlands. More about New images of van Egeraat's Metzo College