American architect firm Ennead has completed a new building for the engineering programme at the University of Texas in Austin, USA. Two towers are linked by a central glass volume with diamond-patterned structural supports across its facade. Located on the university’s campus in central Austin, the Engineering Education and Research Center (EERC) houses part of the Cockrell School […] Read more
Even though shipping containers are commonly seen on the backs of trucks, they make perfect schoolrooms as well. You can find them for sale in Perth, New York, London, Cape Town, and just about any other major town or city throughout the world. Their durability makes them ideal for long-term building projects. From North America to Africa and […] Read more
Masahiko Fujimori Architects have designed a creative learning space with colourful façade for the Morinoie Nursery School in Sendai, Japan. ‘We designed an “urban-style” nursery school building that can efficiently accommodate increased numbers of children, while also encouraging their curiosity, creativity, and connection with the local community,‘ the architects describe. Source
The Hangzhou Normal University’s campus planning consists of more than a dozen independent but fully open colleges, whose architectural style is different, forming a rich puzzle. WSP was challenged to design an administrative center, archives, an adult education center, the Institute of Hangzhou Urbanization, a central library, teacher and student activity centers, a hotel and reception […] Read more
Architect J. MAYER H. has completed a new classroom and auditorium building for the FOM University of Applied Sciences for Economics and Management in Düsseldorf, Germany. Source
The new campus of Cornell Tech sits on the southern side of New York’s Roosevelt island. This campus embodies the future of academic architecture. Cornell Tech’s overall masterplan, devised by SOM Architects, spreads over 12.4 acres. The campus sits above the 100-year and 500-year floodplains to combat rising sea levels and potential natural disasters. The […] Read more
Ironspot brick and a sawtooth roof define the exterior of this new wing for the Michigan architecture school. It was designed by US studio Preston Scott Cohen. Located on the university’s campus in Ann Arbor, USA, the Taubman Building adjoins the existing Art and Architecture Building. This brick-and-glass structure was designed by Robert Saarinen Swanson, […] Read more
This architecture school in Belgium occupies the interior of a historical city block where buildings with different identities and from periods coexist. Designed by Lisbon-based studio Aires Mateus, the new all-white structure has been positioned to unite the school’s campus. The campus is located in the city of Tournai near the French border. The site’s […] Read more
This school building in Bath, England, by local architects Mitchell Eley Gould features stone walls recalling the city’s historic architecture, alongside contrasting dark grey brickwork and window surrounds. The design by Mitchell Eley Gould was the winning entry in a competition for a humanities building at Kingswood School, to be built on the school’s picturesque Lansdown Road grounds.
PANACOM designed an attractive interior for The Moscow Architectural School. The classrooms of The Moscow Architectural School (MARCH), The Moscow Film School (MFS), The British Higher School of Art & Design are included into one educational hub of creative industries. The part of rooms (educational audiences and studios) is used by each school individually, and the […] Read more
