Kindergarten Barbapapà / ccd studio

The project of Kindergarten “Barbapapà” was designed to a notice competition for project financing, in 2006, proposed by Vignola’s municipality. The program consisted in the space for 60 children divided in four classroom. The area is located on the border of urban development, on the hill up the city, not so much far to the historical centre.

Photo: © Fabio Mantovani
from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

Wood Clad Science Academy Showcases Sustainable Design

The recently unveiled Langley Academy in the Berkshires, UK, is yet another exemplary model of sustainable education facilities. Designed by Inhabitat favorite Foster + Partners, the gorgeous wood clad academy focuses its curriculum around sciences and the environment. With dedicated science laboratories, a unique floorplan, and a design focused on green building, these 1,100 students have an amazing and inspirational place to learn. Now if only all of our buildings had this much thought put into them.

from Inhabitat » Architecture by Bridgette Meinhold

Apprentice Formation Center by Air Architects

French architects Air have completed a raw yellow concrete extension to an apprenticeship college in Saint Maur des Fossés near Paris in France. (more…)

from Dezeen by Ruth Hynes

Solar Powered Treehouse Classrooms Unveiled in the UK

Recently the Elleray Preparatory School in the UK unveiled an incredible set of tree-top classrooms. Situated in the Lake District National Park, the three green-built class pods stand on stilts connected by a center platform made from recycled materials. Built to have a low impact on the environment while accommodating the school’s expanding student body, the Treehouse School is sure to inspire all the children the walk through its doors.

from Inhabitat » Architecture by Bridgette Meinhold

The house-tree by Tatiana Bilbao

Mexican architectural company Tatiana Bilbao has created the design project of a university building. The author has inspired on project creation — an ordinary tree.The building has received the name “Biotechnological Park Building”. The six-storied structure will shelter researchers and experimenters in the field of the new technologies applied in agriculture.
The project will take places on 8,000 sq.m. of a campus of the largest private university in Mexico (Tecnológico de Monterrey) in the city of Culiacan.

from Architectural Europe by Mara

RMJM: win islamic architecture award for zliten campus, libya

RMJM architects have received the islamic architecture award for their work on
the zliten campus at asmariya university for islamic sciences in libya at the cityscape
awards in dubai, 2009. the zliten campus is a new branch of al asmariya university, located 75 miles southeast of tripoli. RMJM’s architects designed a campus master plan for the development of the 202-acre site. core academic functions are organized in four quadrants within a perimeter habitable wall that houses faculty offices and academic support functions.

from Designboom - Weblog

Colegio San Sebastian / Tidy Arquitectos

The College of Saint Sebastian Melipilla is a private institution with government funding of preschool education, elementary and middle school founded in 1997. Currently the facilities do not represent the level of academic excellence as the institution holding the indicators of the Ministry of Education. Precariedadsu addition to infrastructure, presents the problem of dispersion of venues, being physically separate sports facilities, pre-school levels, elementary and middle.

from Plataforma Arquitectura by David Basulto

Biochemistry Center / Hawkins Brown

Oxford University’s science center was way behind the times. Although the center was equipped with state of the art technology and some of the brightest minds, its fragmented and independent research areas made any attempt at interaction between scientists impossible. Working off academic J Rogers Hollingsworth’s theory that when scientists can frequently converse and exchange ideas, major breakthroughs are bound to happen, Hawkins Brown’s new biochemistry building is a step in the right direction for Oxford.

from Arch Daily by Karen Cilento

rafael vinoly architects: bard college center for science and computation

the gabrielle h. reem and herbert j. kayden center for science and computation designed by rafael vinoly architects is located on the campus of bard college in annandale-on-hudson, new york. the building features spaces for biology, computer science and mathematics over its more than 49,000 square feet. there is additionally a number of laboratories, classrooms and auditorium. the exterior features a curving metal faНade that cantilevers over the ground. large expanses of glass allow light to flow through the open concept interior. the plan is arranged around a central spine with corridors connecting the two sides. within the building’s lobby are four pods clad in a different metals that contain the auditorium, two lecture rooms and a seminar room. the center’s design was awarded an AIA new york state citation for design.

photograph by brad feinknopf
from Designboom - Weblog

AIA Announces Winners of the 2009 CAE Educational Facility Design Awards

The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) have selected 13 educational and cultural facilities for this year’s CAE Educational Facility Design Awards. The purpose of the design awards program is to identify trends and emerging ideas, honor excellence in planning and design, and disseminate knowledge about best practices in educational and community facilities.
Image above: ASU Polytechnic Academic Complex, Mesa, Arizona by RSP Architects, Ltd.
in association with Lake|Flato Architects

from Bustler.net News by Vanilla Hustler

jarmund/vigsnaes architecture: svalbard science centre

the svalbard science centre, located in longyearbyen, norway, has a copper clad roof specially designed for the location’s climate. the building by jarmund/vigsnaes architecture is an addition to an existing building, that added around 4 times more space for the svalbard museum and university research lab. the skin was specially designed based on the region’s harsh wind and snow conditions, prevent the snow from accumulating in unwanted areas. the new building was built using wood on elevated poles to prevent thawing the permanent frost. inside, the architects wanted to create a public space for gathering in the cold dark winters. they also used lots of vivid colours inside with warm timbre cladding to further enhance the space for the climatic conditions.

from Designboom - Weblog

jarmund/vigsnaes architecture: oslo international school

the oslo international school is a private school in norway by jarmund/vigsnaes architecture with 500 students from over 50 different countries. the school has a mixture of regular classrooms and special facilities for advanced studies. the new design was planned to replace the existing facilities and built in three phases so the school could remain open during construction. the new structure was based on the previous one, combining a simple one level plan with good natural lighting. the organically shaped walls are covered in wooden panels that are treated on the outside and whitewashed inside. the phase 2 façade features fiber cement board combined in 10 different colours. the new school is based around three central atriums that are used for play and recreation spaces, while the existing atrium is now a garden for quiet contemplation.

from Designboom - Weblog

University College Ostfold Halden / RRA

The key notion of the architectural strategy is the location’s natural features and the use of a limited material palette. The project is situated in an old “culturscape” and special attention is paid to integrate it into its surroundings. The design is based on simple geometrical prisms, lines and slabs composed into a complex lay-out of rooms and functions. Critical functions and lines of communication are emphasised and the building expresses a balance of functional efficiency and open perspectives.

from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

Dezeen’s top ten: schools

Dezeen’s top ten: this month’s top ten features Dezeen's most-viewed Dezeen stories about projects for education, from kindergartens to universities and classrooms to sports halls. (more…)

from Dezeen by Rose Etherington

ecdm architects: gymnasium la tourelle sarcelles, france

located 16 kilometers from paris, sarcelles is part of the 'banlieue' that quickly accommodated immigrants who arrived at the end of the 50s. with a current population close to 60,000, sarcelles consist of a small old core and a huge expansion to the south known as le grand ensemble and conceived in 1965 by jacques henri-labourdette, it is currently undergoing an ambitious urban renewal operation. this is the context behind the project by ecdm architects which created cover and access for disabled people in a multi-sport court of the secondary school of la tourelle.

photo © p. ruault
from Designboom - Weblog

Prestigious Architecture Award for DSDHA’s Møller Centre in Cambridge

RIBA recently selected The Study Centre at The Møller Centre in Cambridge, UKas a regional winner of the prestigious annual RIBA architecture awards. The Study Centre was opened in 2007 and designed by London-based architects DSDHA. Winners of the Regional and European Awards are put forward for the Stirling Prize for Architecture, which is announced in October.

from Bustler.net News by Vanilla Hustler

moho architects: media island wifi pavillion, alicante

spanish firm moho architects have designed media island - a wifi pavillion for miguel hernandez university campus in alicante, spain.

the building performs as a virtual interface providing public internet access and a singular meeting spot for students to hang out and relax .the star/shaped pavilion is divided into 5 different spaces surrounding a central courtyard that guaranties maximum natural lighting and ventilation. the island raises 1.5 meters from the natural level of the ground though an white gravel landscape, enforcing the identity and singularity of the pavilion as an 'object trouve' in the middle of the campus.

from Designboom - Weblog

UCSD Price Center East / Yazdani Studio

The plan of the University of California at San Diego’s existing student center, the Price Center, was developed with an “introverted” configuration - a central courtyard bordered on three sides by all of the building’s program elements facing inward - that established a powerful sense of place and a hub for dining, socializing, and events. When the university’s growth necessitated an expansion of the Price Center, our solution was to create an “extroverted,” highly permeable addition offering many points of entry and features such as plazas and monumental staircases that engage the building’s surroundings and enrich the street experience.

Photographer: Timothy Hursley
from Arch Daily by Nico Saieh

University Building Wins Top 2009 Australia Regional Architecture Award

A university creative arts building designed to serve both the resident student body and wider Townsville community is the top winner in the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2009 North Queensland Regional Architecture Awards.

At a ceremony in Townsville, the James Cook University School of Creative Arts by BVN Architecture was awarded the 2009 Building of the Year.

from Bustler.net News by Vanilla Hustler

BP architecture: gymnase

BP architecture designed this small gymnasium for a school in paris’ 19th. the building was designed as a separate structure from the school, providing a sheltered space for a variety of activities ranging from sports to special receptions. two inclined slopes make up the gym’s roof, providing a minimum clearance of 5 m while funneling rain water. the north and south face reamin luminous with large walls of glass, while the side are concrete dotted with thin windows and lights in different colours. the glass walls are affixed with wooden louvers that can block the harsh sun while keeping light inside.

from Designboom - Weblog