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Sam Jacob gives “soft brutalist” University of Kent building a modern makeover

July 26, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

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. The project provides teaching spaces for the university’s School of Architecture, Design and Planning, which is part of a

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Texas A&M Architecture students reveal end-of-year designs in Dezeen video

July 22, 2024 Sonia Singh 0

Texas A&M Department of Architecture students showcased their end-of-year projects in an exhibition held on the university’s campus, as revealed in this video created by Dezeen for the programme. The exhibition at Texas A&M is an annual event highlighting student design projects and faculty research initiatives. This year’s showcase included models, drawings, renderings and animations

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Danielle Brustman designs Harbour Early Learning facility to “inspire delight and joy”

July 15, 2024 Alyn Griffiths 0

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. Brustman was responsible for the interior package of the Harbour Early Learning educational facility, which is situated in the city’s Vaucluse suburb and aims to connect children

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Studio Saar wraps cultural centre with perforated marble screens

July 10, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

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. Created for non-profit organisation Dharohar, the centre was designed as a “third space” between home and school, providing local children and the wider community with a

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AOR Architects creates Finnish school from timber logs

July 9, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

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. Located in a former military garrison that is being converted into a residential area, AOR Architects designed the three-storey building to be a landmark

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“World’s first net-positive energy” botanical garden completed in Florida

July 8, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

US architecture studios Olin and Overland have completed the “world’s first net-positive energy” botanical garden in Florida, which is powered by a rooftop array of 2,158 solar panels. The project is part of a three-year master plan led by Philadelphia-based landscape architecture studio Olin to expand the 15-acre Sarasota campus of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens,

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CLOU Architects stacks blocks to form kindergarten in China

June 30, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Playful openings and colourful windows brighten the pixelated exterior of West Coast Kindergarten, completed by Chinese studio CLOU Architects near Hangzhou. To maximise space on a small plot, CLOU Architects organised the 4,900-square-metre kindergarten across a series of stacked white volumes, intended to resemble children’s building blocks. This arrangement also gives rise to a pixelated form

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Ecology centre in coastal Maine is “model of holistic sustainability”

June 25, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

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”. Located in the town of Bar Harbor, the Davis Center for Human Ecology is located on the main, 38-acre (15-hectare) campus of

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Jestico + Whiles creates Cayman Islands school that doubles as hurricane shelter

June 23, 2024 Tom Ravenscroft 0

UK studio Jestico + Whiles has unveiled the John Gray School in the Cayman Islands, which also functions as a community space and hurricane shelter. Located in George Town on Grand Cayman, the school for 1,200 pupils was built on the site of a partially complete project that was abandoned in the early 2000s. Along

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WonKy embraces reclaimed materials for “all-weather” woodland education centre

June 22, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

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. Located in the borough of Bexley, The Clearing is used for lessons in woodwork, nature conservation and sustainable woodland management. It is also open to local schools as an outdoor

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