Studio Mortazavi to build "world's first 3D-printed school" in Madagascar
Studio Mortazavi has designed a 3D-printed school made from concrete and locally-sourced construction materials in Fianarantsoa, Madagascar. More
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Paths and playgrounds connect classrooms at Erdu Primary School
Designers Paul Mok and Jiayu Qiu have built a primary school in rural Deqing, China, which features plenty of outdoor space including parks, playgrounds and an amphitheatre. More
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Jonathan Tuckey Design creates school theatre clad with red cement
Jonathan Tuckey Design has designed the David Brownlow Theatre for a school in Berkshire that was informed by Renaissance architecture and constructed using cross-laminated timber and red composite cement panels. More
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XDGA maximises space in Melopee School by stacking playgrounds and sports pitches
A five-storey steel framework containing a mix of classrooms, playgrounds and sports facilities form this space-saving school by Belgian firm XDGA. More
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Bell Phillips designs brick extension to complement Victorian Gothic school buildings
Bell Phillips has completed a red-brick extension to a grammar school in Kent, England, featuring gabled facades and architectural details that reference its historic surroundings. More
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Enrique Jerez and Blanca Leal transform mid-century garage into music school
Located in a former garage space at the base of a residential block, this school for music in the Spanish city of Burgos makes a feature of the building's existing concrete structure. More
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Concrete colonnade links educational facilities at Boys and Girls Club in Mexico
A sweeping colonnade and stepped plazas animate the concrete Boys and Girls Club that Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has built for children living in south-central Mexico. More
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Toshiko Mori Architect tops circular school in Senegal with thatch roof
New York-based Toshiko Mori Architect has created a circular building topped with a thatch roof for the Fass School and Teachers Residence in the rural village of Fass in eastern Senegal. More
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SOM unveils modular School/House classrooms in response to coronavirus
American architecture studio SOM has created a design for a ventilated, high-ceilinged, modular classroom for schools that need temporary accommodation. More
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Studio Lancelot's Active Classroom seating encourages children to move
Dutch designer Studio Lancelot has created a series of school chairs that encourage children to frequently change seating positions in the classroom. More
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FEA Studio designs "neighbourhood" of classrooms for primary school in Iran
The Noor E Mobin G2 Primary School by FEA Studio is a school in the desert near Bastaam, Iran, made up of a series of classrooms divided by courtyards and outdoor corridors. More
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Atelier XÜK converts disused Chinese primary school into boutique hotel
Shanghai architecture studio Atelier XÜK has created a series of timber interventions to turn a former school in Qinyong, China into a hotel while leaving its original, solid masonry structure intact. More
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Grey brick and yellow polycarbonate contrast to create striking Peckham primary school
Cottrell and Vermeulen Architecture has combined grey brick with bright-yellow polycarbonate to create a distinctive identity for Bellenden Primary School in Peckham, south London. More
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Aurora Arquitectos connects classroom blocks with bright yellow stair tower
Aurora Arquitectos has united two classroom blocks at the Artave music school in the village of Caldas da Saúde, Portugal, with a bright yellow extension and stair tower. More
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Perforated-brick school created from hospital test facade in Senegal
Swiss studio Manuel Herz Architects has designed a brick facade for a hospital in eastern Senegal that has been turned into a school by local contractor Magueye Ba. More
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Nudes tops greenery-covered Forest School in Pune with looping cycling track
Architecture studio Nudes has designed a school covered in plants and topped by a cycling track shaped like an infinity symbol for Pune, India. More
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Takbir Fatima presents an exclusive guided tour of the Hilltop School in Hyderabad for VDF
Architect Takbir Fatima of Hyderabad studio DesignAware discussed how architecture can be experienced digitally in a live Screentime conversation sponsored by Enscape as part of Virtual Design Festival. More
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Public Atelier and FUUZE transform rectory into colourful school
Old church buildings in the Czech Republic have been converted into a modern primary school with brightly coloured interventions by architecture studios Public Atelier and FUUZE. More
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"Education spaces will never be the same again" says Roar report
Dubai-based studio Roar has forecasted various ways that Covid-19 will impact the design of schools and colleges, including a rejection of "vanity projects" and the introduction of WeWork-style classrooms. More
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UNIT Fabrications builds social-distancing furniture for London primary school
UK furniture brand UNIT Fabrications has created a series of mobile screens for a primary school in London to help pupils returning from coronavirus lockdown to social distance. More
