Colonnades and courtyards bring nature into sixth-form college by IF_DO
IF_DO has wrapped a sixth-form college in Surrey, England, around a courtyard and planted a tree in the centre to connect it to its woodland setting. More
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Climbing-frame library in Vietnam has a thriving aquaponics system
VAC Library by Farming Architects is a large wooden climbing frame that uses solar-powered aquaponics to keep vegetables, koi carp and chickens in Hanoi, Vietnam. More
Kindergarten in Czech Republic encased in two layers of translucent fibreglass
Petr Stolin Architekt has wrapped a double-skinned translucent facade of fibreglass around the Nová Ruda kindergarten in the Czech Republic. More
Kaan Architecten completes Cube study centre at Tilburg University
A limited colour and material palette help the Cube Education and Self-Study Centre, designed by Kaan Architecten, to blend with existing buildings on the Tilburg University campus in The Netherlands. More
Mexico City's "modernist haven" UNAM captured in photos by Jazzy Li
Despite decayed masonry and worn concrete, Mexico City's mid-century university campus is still abuzz with student life according to photographer Yueqi Jazzy Li, who has documented the UNESCO World Heritage-listed site in this set of photos. More
Roar's Nursery of the Future is a high-tech learning space for children in Dubai
UAE-based studio Roar has completed a nursery school in Dubai that features integrated technologies to encourage active play and introduce children to computer coding. More
Dow Planetarium revitalised as Centech incubator in Montreal
Canadian firm Menkès Shooner Dagenais LeTourneux Architectes has rehabilitated a planetarium in Montreal into an incubator for entrepreneurship and technology, and retaining its viewing area. More
Lewandowski Architects completes charred wood tennis pavilion at Eton College
Lewandowski Architects has rejuvenated Eton College's tennis and hockey centre with a charred wood pavilion and two all-weather pitches. More
MKCA designs Children's Library for transitional shelter in New York
American studio MKCA has created a small, colourful library for the Concourse House, a shelter for women and kids who are transitioning out of homelessness. More
CO Architects creates highly transparent Health Education Building in Kansas
A glazed box revealing floors wrapped in a terracotta screen forms part of this new academic facility, designed by CO Architects for a university in Kansas City. More
John Wardle Architects takes cues from natural landscape for Monash University building
John Wardle Architects imagined a landscape with ravines, clearings and escarpments when designing the spaces of the Learning & Teaching Building at Monash University's Clayton Campus in Melbourne, Australia. More
John Ronan wraps IIT's Kaplan Institute in ETFE and glass
American studio John Ronan Architects has completed an academic building at the Illinois Institute of Technology that is meant to have a "light, cloud-like appearance". More
Snøhetta completes ultra-efficient HouseZero at Harvard University
Rooftop photovoltaics and windows that automatically open and close are among the sustainable features in a small Harvard building, which Snøhetta, Skanska and university researchers have retrofitted. More
Warped concrete roof tops Miami architecture school by Arquitectonica
A massive curving slab of concrete covers the new school of architecture building at the University of Miami, by local firm Arquitectonica. More
MAD unveils plans for kindergarten with red rooftop playground in Beijing
MAD architects has revealed its designs for Courtyard Kindergarten, which features a dynamic roof that surrounds a historic Chinese courtyard and acts as a playground for the children. More
Deborah Berke Partners clads High Street Residence Hall in stone and zinc
American studio Deborah Berke Partners has completed a student dormitory for a small Pennsylvania college, with different cladding materials on the building's opposing sides. More
Traditional fabric influences patterns across University of Hawaii building by Perkins+Will
A jagged roofline and textured facades define a dual-purpose university facility by Perkins+Will in Kapolei, a growing town on the mountainous island of Oahu. More
Walter Gropius designed school in Dessau to reflect the Bauhaus values
To continue our Bauhaus 100 series exploring the key projects and figures of the influential design school, we take a look at its home in Dessau, designed by Walter Gropius to embody the school's core principles and values. More
Behnisch Architekten overhauls business school at Portland State University
German firm Behnisch Architekten has renovated a 1970s urban academic building in Oregon, and created an addition that consists of "shifting" wood-clad boxes and a glazed atrium. More
CF Møller's Maersk Tower is "sculptural linchpin" on the Copenhagen skyline
Vertical perforated-metal louvres wrap around the curved facades of this tower designed by CF Møller Architects for the University of Copenhagen. More