Underground schools "to create safe conditions" for children in Ukraine
Construction is underway on ten underground schools in the Zaporizhzhia region in southeast Ukraine, designed to protect thousands of children against Russian air raids. More
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EFFEKT and MAST design floating platform for marine park in Denmark
Sømærket is a proposal for a floating pavilion in Denmark, which local studios EFFEKT and MAST have designed to be towed between cities to "raise awareness about the underwater world". More
Handel Architects completes "the largest Passive House building in Canada"
A university building in Toronto by Handel Architects has received formal recognition as a Passive House project, making it "the largest Passive House building in Canada". More
NBBJ completes nature-infused California school for neurodiverse students
Staggered volumes organised around a rounded courtyard form the net-zero Westmark Lower School, which was designed by architecture studio NBBJ to "reduce anxiety and stress" for students with learning differences. More
Sam Jacob gives "soft brutalist" University of Kent building a modern makeover
Architecture studio Sam Jacob Studio has refurbished a 1960s building at the University of Kent in Canterbury, England, using playful architectural references and bright colours to add layers of "wit and delight" to the existing interiors. More
Danielle Brustman designs Harbour Early Learning facility to "inspire delight and joy"
Bold colours and graphic elements that represent the sea and sky add personality and context to the interiors of this Sydney children's centre by Australian designer Danielle Brustman. More
Studio Saar wraps cultural centre with perforated marble screens
Perforated screens of white marble filter light and air into the Third Space learning and cultural centre in Udaipur, India, which has been completed by architecture practice Studio Saar. More
AOR Architects creates Finnish school from timber logs
Finnish studio AOR Architects has completed the Monio School and Cultural Centre in Hyrylä, using over 5,000 industrial timber logs to create a structure that references the area's traditional wooden villas. More
CLOU Architects stacks blocks to form kindergarten in China
Playful openings and colourful windows brighten the pixelated exterior of West Coast Kindergarten, completed by Chinese studio CLOU Architects near Hangzhou. More
Ecology centre in coastal Maine is "model of holistic sustainability"
US studio Susan T Rodriguez Architecture & Design has incorporated local materials and energy-saving features into a Maine building that is meant to be "a new benchmark for academic buildings in northern climates". More
Jestico + Whiles creates Cayman Islands school that doubles as hurricane shelter
UK studio Jestico + Whiles has unveiled the John Gray School in the Cayman Islands, which also functions as a community space and hurricane shelter. More
WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for "all-weather" woodland education centre
An old shipping container and military parachute make up The Clearing education centre that architecture studio WonKy has created in Lesnes Abbey Woods in London. More
Krft sculpts "bulging" form for Brighton College arts centre
A combination of grey brick and flint clads the sculptural exterior of this performing arts centre, which Dutch studio Krft has created for a college in Brighton, UK. More
Hassell completes "democratic and non-hierarchical" building for Sydney law school
Architecture studio Hassell has completed the Michael Kirby Law Building at Macquarie University in Sydney, organising its teaching spaces around a skylit, timber-framed atrium. More
Remix Studio elevates school campus in Shenzhen on public podium
Architecture practice Remix Studio has completed a campus for Futian High School in Shenzhen, designed as a "city in the city" and linked by colourful walkways and bridges. More
Invisible Studio and Mole Architects create "big shed" as Forest School Camps base
The Big Roof is a flexible educational and storage space in eastern England, created by British practices Invisible Studio and Mole Architects for the Forest School Camps charity. More
"Heatherwick naysayers are missing the point" says commenter
In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the news that Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign is developing a master's degree at Loughborough University. More
DF Arquitectos uses volcanic rock for sports club in Mexico
Local architecture studio DF Arquitectos has wrapped an expansive clubhouse for a football team in volcanic stone in the shadow of a rocky cliff in Mexico City. More
Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten designs Vertical Farm Beijing as a "beacon in the city"
Dutch practice Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten has completed Vertical Farm Beijing, an innovation centre for urban fruit and vegetable production housed in a faceted greenhouse. More
Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign launches "joyful architecture" degree
British designer Thomas Heatherwick's Humanise campaign is developing a master's degree at Loughborough University, which aims to challenge conventional architecture education. More