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Invisible Studio and Mole Architects create “big shed” as Forest School Camps base

May 23, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

The Big Roof is a flexible educational and storage space in eastern England, created by British practices Invisible Studio and Mole Architects for the Forest School Camps charity. Described by Invisible Studio and Mole Architects as a “big shed”, the project replaces three dilapidated agricultural buildings in the Cambridgeshire Fens previously used by the educational

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“Heatherwick naysayers are missing the point” says commenter

May 22, 2024 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing the news that Thomas Heatherwick’s Humanise campaign is developing a master’s degree at Loughborough University. The degree aims to challenge conventional architecture education and to foster a generation of architects who will “inspire joyful architecture”, in line with the goals of the movement. “A potentially noble, mostly

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DF Arquitectos uses volcanic rock for sports club in Mexico

May 20, 2024 Kate Mazade 0

Local architecture studio DF Arquitectos has wrapped an expansive clubhouse for a football team in volcanic stone in the shadow of a rocky cliff in Mexico City. The Casa Club Pumas opened in 2023 for the Pumas First Division team at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Owned by the university, the team provides exercise

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Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten designs Vertical Farm Beijing as a “beacon in the city”

May 18, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Dutch practice Van Bergen Kolpa Architecten has completed Vertical Farm Beijing, an innovation centre for urban fruit and vegetable production housed in a faceted greenhouse. Created for horticultural company AgriGarden and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS), the centre was designed to demonstrate to both students and the general public how food can be

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Grade II-listed Oxford college library updated with oak-lined interiors

May 16, 2024 Starr Charles 0

British architecture studios Nex and Donald Insall Associates have renovated the neo-gothic Exeter College Library at the University of Oxford, originally constructed by George Gilbert Scott in 1857. Addressing a need for additional study spaces and improved accessibility of the Grade II-listed building, the studios implemented a series of contemporary interventions including the addition of

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Grade II-listed Oxford college library updated with oak-lined interiors

May 16, 2024 Starr Charles 0

British architecture studios Nex and Donald Insall Associates have renovated the neo-gothic Exeter College Library at the University of Oxford, originally constructed by George Gilbert Scott in 1857. Addressing a need for additional study spaces and improved accessibility of the Grade II-listed building, the studios implemented a series of contemporary interventions including the addition of

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Thomas Heatherwick’s Humanise campaign launches “joyful architecture” degree

May 15, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

British designer Thomas Heatherwick’s Humanise campaign is developing a master’s degree at Loughborough University, which aims to challenge conventional architecture education. Set to start in autumn 2025, the degree is hoped to foster a generation of architects who will “inspire joyful architecture”, in line with the goals of the movement. Heatherwick’s Humanise campaign was launched

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Parallel Studio creates Mariam’s Library for young students in Zanzibar

May 5, 2024 Nyima Murry 0

Architecture practice Parallel Studio has punctured the white walls of this children’s library in Zanzibar with small holes, providing natural ventilation and casting shadows across books inside. Named Mariam’s Library, the building occupies an empty plot in the village of Mwanyanya and is designed as an “inviting and inclusive environment conducive to learning, creativity, and

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Loader Monteith and Studio SJM create woodland school in Scotland

May 4, 2024 Jon Astbury 0

Scottish practices Loader Monteith and Studio SJM have completed The Harmeny Learning Hub outside Edinburgh, which is clad in larch to blend in with its woodland surroundings. The teaching space is located on the 35-acre estate of the charity Harmeny Education Trust, which provides specialist education for children who have experienced severe trauma. Loader Monteith and

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Work begins on timber daycare centre by Kéré Architecture in Munich

April 26, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

A wooden structure will be left exposed throughout this children’s daycare centre at the Technical University of Munich, on which Berlin-based studio Kéré Architecture has started construction in Germany. Named Ingeborg Pohl Kinderoase an der TUM, the centre will sit beside the university’s cafeteria and be open to children with parents or carers who work

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