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Wright & Wright adds “calm and confident” extension to University of Oxford library

November 18, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

London studio Wright & Wright has expanded the University of Oxford’s Corpus Christi College Library, tucking a limestone-fronted extension into its original Grade I-listed site. Named The Spencer Building, the 479-square-metre extension consolidates the library’s collection of rare manuscripts and books into a single home, while providing reading spaces and step-free access. The Spencer Building

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Djernes & Bell designs Danish research centre as “living laboratory”

November 12, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

A palette of local clay, sand, hemp and wood was used to create Hedeskov Living Lab, a research and educational centre in Rønde, designed by Danish architecture studio Djernes & Bell. Located on rewilded farmland, the centre is dedicated to research and education on regenerative practices and occupies a series of structures, including an old

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Bright green stairwells bookend school workshops in Belgium

November 2, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Staircases and walkways framed in bright green steel wrap the concrete frame of Atelier PPW, a studio block created for a school in Belgium by local studio NWLND Rogiers Vandeputte and architect Kris Broidioi. Named Atelier PPW, the building is located on the campus of VTI Oostende in Ostend and replaces a structurally compromised block that

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Connected Classroom by Danish Kurani allows teachers to reach rural students in Alabama

October 19, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Architect Danish Kurani has developed a prototype for a “connected” classroom, designed to enable expert teachers to remotely provide lessons to students in rural communities. Kurani completed the first iteration of the Connected Classroom at Robert C Hatch High School in Alabama’s rural Black Belt region, in partnership with nonprofit Ed Farm and the State

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Payette wraps Boston academic building in ribbons of stainless steel

November 12, 2024 Jenna McKnight 0

Architecture studio Payette has completed an urban building at Northeastern University called EXP, which features a rooftop garden and facades wrapped in a “solar veil” made of metal strips. Located on a former brownfield site, the EXP building is the latest addition to a science and engineering precinct on the university’s campus. The precinct sits

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Studio Gang places “eccentric” mass-timber buildings around concrete terrace

November 8, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Architecture studio Studio Gang has completed an expansive extension at the California College of the Arts San Francisco campus, which includes exposed bracing and a concrete terrace. The 82,305 square foot (7,646 square metre) addition extends outwards from the college’s main academic building and consists of buildings and courtyards encased in a large, elevated concrete

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Reiach and Hall Architects renews “dated” science facilities at the University of Aberdeen

November 8, 2024 Starr Charles 0

This video produced by Jim Stephenson spotlights the University of Aberdeen Science and Teaching Hub by Reiach and Hall Architects, which has been shortlisted for the RIAS Andrew Doolan Best Building in Scotland Award. It is the fourth video published by Dezeen in collaboration with the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland (RIAS) to highlight

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Andblack Design Studio designs undulating preschool to “foster creativity and play”

October 29, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Parametric forms topped with greenery define this preschool in Andhra Pradesh, India, which has been completed by architecture firm Andblack Design Studio. Named Cocoon Pre-primary Extension, the preschool was designed as an extension to the existing Bloomingdale International School and has been shortlisted in the education project category for this year’s Dezeen Awards. Aiming to

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Robert A M Stern designs pair of performance halls for Ohio State

October 16, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Architecture studios Robert A M Stern Architects and DLR Group have unveiled a pair of higher education buildings for performing arts at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA. New York City-based Robert A M Stern Architects (RAMSA) collaborated with architect of record and performance venue designer DLR Group to create the Timashev Family Music Building

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Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter clads Danish university extension in gold-toned metal

October 14, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Copenhagen studio Rørbæk og Møller Arkitekter has extended Skylab at the Danish Technological University with a cluster of gold blocks arranged around a skylit workshop. Located on the university’s Linburg campus, the centre provides an additional 3,000 square metres for Skylab – a research and innovation hub for woodwork, metalwork, 3D printing and robotics. Taking

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