Terra-Cotta Meets High Tech at the University of Arizona
CO Architects merges state-of-the-art interiors with a tactile terra-cotta facade at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Innovation Building in Tucson.
Educational Architecture
Future100: Learning At All Scales
Through concepts for education and play spaces, these three students introduce innovative ways to design for children.
Family Resemblance: Two Schools in France Deploy Similar Strategies for Divergent Contexts
The designs of these two lycées in the south of France offer a lesson in form, materiality, and civics.
In Seattle, Miller Hull Establishes a Global Hub for Population Health Research
The eight-story Hans Rosling Center takes cross-disciplinary collaboration as its watchword.
Woods Bagot Designs a State-of-the-Art Training Facility in Melbourne
Victoria University’s Sunshine Skills Hub stands out for both its academic offerings and its sawtooth facade.
St Paul’s School Unveils Walters & Cohen–Designed Building
Sitting at the heart of the London school’s campus, the new addition was created to support a variety of work styles and foster learning beyond the classroom.
Light, Contemporary Interiors Define this Jewelry School
Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto rethinks traditional learning spaces for the L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, campus in Hong Kong.
Bennington College's Renovated Commons Was Designed with Porosity in Mind
Christoff:Finio Architecture's update of the landmark building added a student center that is more in line with a new era of learning.
A Kindergarten Near Montreal Uses Wood to Sustainable, Biophilic Effect
Montreal firm Taktik created a light-filled space with sophisticated materials to help enliven learning and exploration.
What Do We Mean by “North American Design”?
In producing our March issue, we discovered enormous diversity in how architects and designers express the idea of America.
Stanford Embraces a Data-Driven Campus in Redwood City
An innovative outpost designed by Clive Wilkinson Architects brings the historic school into the 21st century.
Grafton Architects Completes its First Building in the U.K., Kingston University’s Town House
The Dublin-based firm worked with a somewhat radical program that juxtaposes dance studios with a library and lecture area for the southwest London university.
At Tel Aviv University, a New Science Building Looks—and Acts—Like a Cloud
A salutation to the two science departments it holds, the Check Point Building’s ephemeral form contrasts with the campus’s more orthogonal buildings.
CO Architects Design an Energy-Efficient (and Eye-Popping) Student Center for a California University
The building at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, overcomes the hubris of its iconic predecessor by embracing context and climate.
A New Bilingual Preschool Is a 'Home Away From Home' for Children in Bed-Stuy
Two Brooklyn architecture firms integrated residential design into Mi Casita Preschool and Cultural Center, creating a bright and playful environment.
An International Design Team Crafts a Sustainable School Campus in Zagreb
The building, by Flansburgh Architects and SANGRAD+AVP, abuts a beloved public park and has become one of the most energy-efficient schools in the EU.
Step Inside the Habitat 67–Inspired Dorms at the Dyson Institute
Designed by WilkinsonEyre, the new lodgings feature massive windows and sustainable materials like CLT.
In University of Michigan's New Sciences Building, Visitors Will Find Labs and Dinosaur Fossils
The 312,000-square-foot complex—designed to create “productive collisions” among researchers—anchors the new Science Neighborhood.
WORKac Crafts a Progressive New Student Center for RISD
Updating an existing structure and adding a bold new one, the firm has balanced playfulness and seriousness, art and work, old and new.
A Charter School's Renovated Campus Foregrounds Physical and Mental Wellness
Designed by HMFH Architects, the new outpost for Bridge Boston Charter School supports students and their families both in and out of the classroom.
