A personal review of design creations
The Aral School: A Classroom for the Future, Rising from the Sands of Uzbekistan
At the World Design Congress in London, an announcement resonated with unusual urgency: the launch of The Aral School, a bold new educational initiative in Uzbekistan that blends ecology, design, and social innovation.
L’ECOLE Middle East
L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewellery Arts opens its fourth permanent international campus at Dubai Design District.
#BackToSchool - National Teachers Colleges - Winner of ‘Architecture for Good’ Architizer A+ Awards
The Public Award goes to a large-scale renovation and new build facilities near the towns of Kaliro and Mubenda (Uganda).
#BackToSchool – Kindergarten by the Sea
In all international rankings, Finland hits the top mark with its innovative school system launched over 40 years ago. In Helsinki, Fyra designed a kindergarten for Supercell.
#BrickWeek 2 - The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girl’s School
‘The one who teaches is the giver of eyes’ says an Indian proverb. In a desert region of Rajastan, 400 girls can now go to school until class 10 and soon be able to also enjoy a performance and art centre and cooperative for local artisans.
Season Two, Episode Three: The Rajkumari Ratnavati Girl’s School
Architizer A+Awards: Fass School by Toshiko Mori Architect
Amongst the winners of the 8th Annual Architizer A+Awards, a remote school in Senegal designed by the New York-based studio.
Lourcine: from Military to Civil Law
In Paris’ 13th Arrondissement, the former Lourcine military barracks erected in 1875 are now home of an extension of University of Paris I. A library, a lecture theatre, classrooms and offices are now installed within the old buildings and in basement levels under the parade ground.
The Rajasthan School
Imbibing the organic character of Indian villages & old cities, the Rajasthan School is a low rise 3 level school with open, enclosed and semi-enclosed spaces of various volumes.
From oil to brain
From an old gas production site, Max Arkitekter gave life to a 900-pupil school in Stockholm.