‘Dragen’ Children’s House by C. F Møller Architects has recently been inaugurated. This integrated kindergarten is one of the passive house in Denmark that using a minimum of energy. The fundamental architectural concept is a simple and clear geometric form on two levels, with the children’s areas located in the best-lit southern end. The [...]

The Connector by formodesign, is an extension project for Architecture and Engineering buildings at Technical University of Lodz, Poland. The project is composed and stacked by 3 linear forms with the open views towards the park. The idea for our concept was not only to make a form that would connect the buildings but which [...]

VBM architects has designed the BSBO School in Halmaalweg Sint-Truiden, Belgium. The school was built to take care of mentally handicapped and autistic children, this is the good attempt of the randomized openings on the elevation which is the result of the program to stimulate the visual sensitivity of the children. + Project description courtesy of [...]

Norwegian firm Kristin Jarmund Architects recently has completed the Gjerdrum Secondary School, which was the 1st prize project in the invited competition in 2007. + Project description courtesy of Kristin Jarmund Architects The project won 1st prize in an invited competition the autumn of 2007. With very few adjustments the competition project was realised. The roof is shaped [...]

Danish architects Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects’s largest school project – The Thor Heyerdahl School of Advanced and Further Education recently has been completed in Larvik, Norway. We have chosen to rethink and challenge the traditional boundaries surrounding school buildings. We wanted to create an architectonic base for a well functioning student environment and increased cross disciplinary [...]

41 Cooper Square is the Advancement of Science and Art building for the Cooper Union designed by Morphosis Architects. The project has won the Best Green Design of 2009 Awards from the New York Construction. Built with sustainability goals, 41 Cooper Square is the first LEED certified academic laboratory building in New York City. For [...]

Netherlands-based i29 interior architects recently has completed the interior design of a public school Panta Rhei which was designed by Snelder Architecten located in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The inspiration of the design is come from the name of school - Panta Rhei, meaning ‘everything flows’, ‘everything is in motion’. This led to a design that [...]

Los Angeles practice architect Morphosis (led by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Thom Mayne) has designed the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics at the California Institute of Technology, located in Pasadena, California. The Cahill Center conceptually acts as an astronomical instrument, pierced by a vertical volume, tilted its lense to maximize the penetration of natural daylight [...]

Boavista School is the second school project recently completed by The Portuguese architect José Marini Bragança. Please click here for his first project – Telheiro School in previous post. + Project description provided by architect, José Marini Bragança The Boavista School is located on the outskirts of the city of Leiria, in a rural atmosphere, between [...]

The Portuguese architect José Marini Bragança recently has finished 2 school projects – Telheiro School and Boavista School located in Leiria, Portugal. + Project description of Telheiro School provided by architect, José Marini Bragança Telheiro School is located in a recently developed urban area. The land is shaped in an imperfect triangle defined by walls, and it [...]