With Britain's universities in dire straits, a radical rethink of how these institutions manifest as physical infrastructure is long overdue, writes Owen Hopkins. More about "Reinventing higher education requires architecture to reinvent itself too"
New York architecture studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro has spliced an 1894 brick warehouse building with several glazed volumes to create a home for MIT's School of Architecture and Planning. More about Diller Scofidio + Renfro renovates Boston storage warehouse for MIT architecture school
Canadian architecture studio KPMB has released renderings of the new Dramatic Arts Building at Yale University, establishing the first consolidated space for the David Geffen School of Drama since its inception in 1924. More about KPMB reveals designs for David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University
Canadian architecture firm Diamond Schmitt has completed phase one of Toronto Metropolitan University's new School of Medicine, which features wood-clad structural elements and bold blue accents. More about Diamond Schmitt adapts civic centre into TMU School of Medicine
Architecture studio BIG has designed a series of buildings for a university being established by the members of the Walton family in Bentonville, Arkansas, USA with three structures that expand on the local vernacular. More about BIG designs "new kind of urban university" for Bentonville
The Miller Hull Partnership has completed a renovation of a library at a university in San Luis Obispo, California, working to restore the original design intent of the brutalist building. More about Miller Hull renovates brutalist university library in California
The American Institute of Architects has released a statement criticising the federal government's exclusion of architecture as a professional degree, which it says may discourage students from becoming architects. More about Changes in architecture degree classification may "push students out of the profession" says AIA
Architecture studios Diamond Schmitt, MVRDV and Two Row Architect have revealed the design for the Temerty Building at the University of Toronto, a research building informed by Indigenous design principles. More about Diamond Schmitt and MVRDV reveal design of terraced research building for University of Toronto
International architecture studio GBBN has renovated a 1960s library at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania, USA, adding a stacked-glass extension, to act as a central hub for students. More about GBBN revamps and extends brutalist Hillman Library in Pittsburgh
Gridded volumes of exposed concrete surround a series of courtyards at the University of Málaga's Faculty of Tourism, designed by local studio Vaillo + Irigaray Architects. More about Gridded concrete cloisters define Málaga university building by Vaillo + Irigaray Architects
"An open auditorium" formed of stepped terraces crowns this sprawling brick-clad university building in Indore, revealed here exclusively by Indian studio Sanjay Puri Architects. More about Sanjay Puri Architects references stepped wells for Indian university
Local studios Johan Sundberg Arkitektur and Tengbom used an exposed structure of pine and spruce to create a "sensory experience" at Kursgården Kämpasten, a campus of the Stockholm School of Economics in Sweden. More about Timber-framed Stockholm School of Economics hub added to forest campus
Boston architecture studio Payette has completed an academic building in central Pennsylvania called ECoRE, which features a sculptural form and facades wrapped in reddish brick and metal fins. More about Payette creates engineering building with a "folded form" at Penn State University
A campus building completed by Sheppard Robson for the University of Edinburgh, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award, features in this video produced by Jim Stephenson. More about Sheppard Robson creates "beating heart" for University of Edinburgh campus
Rippling stone panels based on the shape of a brainwave clad the Life and Mind Building at the University of Oxford, completed by architecture studio NBBJ. More about NBBJ clads University of Oxford science building in rippling stone panels
US studio SHoP Architects has completed an academic building for the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City that contains a subterranean sewing lab viewable from the street and a backside atrium that links to a neighbouring building. More about SHoP Architects completes FIT building with "origami-like folded metal panels"
An exposed mass-timber structure designed to resemble a tree gives a "distinct architectural identity" to this Harvard University student centre, designed by American architecture firm Studio Gang. More about Studio Gang exposes mass-timber structure of Rubenstein Treehouse at Harvard
Irish studio Grafton Architects and US practice Modus Studio have completed a mass-timber building topped with an angular roof for the University of Arkansas's architecture and design school. More about Grafton Architects completes first mass-timber building for University of Arkansas
The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York has brought together work across various disciplines for an exhibition on accessible and inclusive design, including a colourful rolling closet that neatly displays donated clothing. More about Adapt/Evolve in New York showcases "empathy" in designing for accessibility
Architect and educator Mónica Ponce de León will step down from her role as dean of the School of Architecture at Princeton University after 10 years of leadership. More about Mónica Ponce de León steps down as dean of Princeton School of Architecture