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Sanjay Puri devises a trapezoidal-shaped new school inspired by India’s character of organic historic cities with an informal layout, interspersed by open and enclosed volumes

Sanjay Puri Rajasthan School

Inspired by the organic character of Indian villages and old, historic cities, Sanjay Puri has designed the new Rajasthan School in the vernacular tradition of India: a low rise 3 level school with open, enclosed and semi enclosed spaces of varying volumes.

Ecole Simone de Beauvoir - Drancy - Bond Society & Antoine Daudré-Vignier

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Daudré-Vignier and Bond Society construct a new school as a public building requiring a conceptual, technical, aesthetic, and symbolic approach

Bond Society and Daudré-Vignier & Associés have designed the new Simone de Beauvoir School in Drancy based on three principal notions: spatial quality, functionality, and sustainable demand.

Studioarch4 Servete Maçi primary and secondary school

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Studioarch4 constructs the new primary and secondary school in the capital of Albania – the dual function as both a school and a community center is the strongest feature of the project

Envisioned by Studioarch4 , Servete Maçi is a primary and secondary school located in the capital of Albania, Tirana.

IBUKU The Arch

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Elora Hardy and Jörg Stamm from IBUKU create ‘The Arc’ built from a series of intersecting 14m tall bamboo arches spanning 19m raising the bar for sustainable education around the world

“The Arc at Green School Bali enters a new era for organic architecture, with its 19-meter span arches, interconnected by anticlastic gridshell,” states Elora Hardy Creative Director, IBUKU.

Loyola University Chapel Exterior Front Entry

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Trahan Architects reveals the design for The Chapel of St. Ignatius and Gayle and Tom Benson Jesuit Center at Loyola University

Trahan Architects and Loyola University New Orleans recently held a ground-breaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction of a new chapel and community gathering space.

Francis Kéré Burkina Institute of Technology

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Francis Kéré uses clay for a vernacular-designed school in Burkina Faso to tackle climate change

Francis Kéré’s recently completed Burkina Institute of Technology is the perfect example of how clay experimentation and technical innovation make it possible to optimize the construction phase and tackle climate-related problems.

Armin Neurauter Kindergarten Silz

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Armin Neurauter crafts an all-timber kindergarten in Austria: wood, wood, and more wood form the educational setting for the children’s play and learning

“In order to convey the relevance of natural and sustainable materials to the children in a playful way, we made a point of using organic raw materials,” states Armin Neurauter, Lead architect.

Dominique Perrault Architecture Shenzhen Institute of Design and Innovation

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Dominique Perrault and Zhubo Design unveil their design for a new Institute of Design and Innovation—a building perceived differently depending on the angles of approach, the seasons or the time of day

Dominique Perrault Architecture and Chinese office Zhubo Design, together with American landscape architects PWP Landscape Architecture, have been designated winner of the international competition for the design of the Shenzhen Institute of Design and Innovation.

GEEDESIGN Everbright Kindergarten

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GEEDESIGN creates Foshan’s Everbright Kindergarten as metadesign concept for a bamboo fairytale village that integrates organically with the existing environment

Designed by GEEDESIGN, the Everbright Kindergarten, a scattered, multifunctional development that might just bring to mind a fairytale village.

Duravit Smart Class

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Duravit AG commits to transform over 100 rural schools in India into ‘Smart Class Programs’

German luxury sanitary brand, Duravit AG., best known for its sleek Philippe Starck, Seiger Design, Phoenix Design, Matteo Thun, and Norman Foster bathroom fixtures and furniture, has committed to a CSR initiative that will fund the conversion of over 100 rural schools in India into Smart Class Programs

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