For this important lecture space in McKim, Mead and White’s historic Pulitzer Hall at Columbia University’s School of Journalism, the LTL Architects’ design was intentionally developed to have a dual personality. To accommodate the broad range of functions required, from lectures to classes to film screenings, the plan is open to multiple configurations via a… [Read More]
Lemay + Toker design University of Alberta’s Faculty of Extension
The Renovation and Renewal for the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Extension provided a collaborative hub that merged collective and indigenous learning spaces. Located in Edmonton’s Enterprise Square, this updated learning center is the main learning place for thousands of continuing education students each year, and this collaborative space contributes to downtown revitalization. Designed by… [Read More]
Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies
Designed by MYAA Architects, the Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies (QFIS), is located on the Education City Campus, Doha. The scheme provides world class teaching and faculty space and the Education City campus mosque. QFIS is based on the Islamic ‘Kulliyya’ or ‘place where all knowledge is sought’ and the building provides a progressive learning… [Read More]
Medical Science 2 of University of Tasmania by Lyons
Lyons Architecture has designed the Medical Science 2 of University of Tasmania, a state-of-the-art research and education building. Located in Hobart, Tasmania, the spectacular facade of the building was inspired by the city’s topography. The design of the building makes use of natural light by controlling glare and heat in this 5 Star Green Star facility…. [Read More]
Burwood Highway Frontage Building at Deakin University by Woods Bagot
Designed by architecture firm Woods Bagot, the new Burwood Highway Frontage building expands on the research and academic facilities for Melbourne’s Deakin University Faculty of Health. The new expansion features an eight-storey tower raised on pillars and covered in gold louvres. The building is made of two interlocking shapes that form an ‘L’ configuration: a four… [Read More]
Make’s sixth project for the University of Oxford gets planning
Make’s design for a new 16,000m² building incorporating The Oxford BioEscalator and key amenity facilities for the University of Oxford’s Old Road Campus has recently received planning. The building aims to deliver a high-quality, user-friendly facility at the centre of the campus, and incorporates a public cafe, gym, range of meeting spaces, along with multi-storey… [Read More]
Sorbonne Clignancourt Centre by GPAA
French practice GPAA (gaëlle péneau architectes associés) has designed the renovation of the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne’s Clignancourt Centre built in 1968 on a former military site located between Boulevard Ney and the Paris Beltway, in the city’s 18th arrondissement. Three major areas in the Clignancourt Centre are open to the general public: the library, the gymnasium and… [Read More]
Powerhouse Company awarded highest BREEAM rating
The Rhijnspoor Building, designed by Team RSG, a collaboration between Powerhouse Company, de Architekten Cie. and Marc Koehler Architects, has been awarded a BREEAM certificate rating of ‘Excellent’ with 4 stars by the Dutch Green Building Council, ahead of its completion in 2018. This internationally recognized certificate rewards the upcoming Rhijnspoor Building for the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences with the highest-ever score achieved by… [Read More]
CRAB Studio designs new buildings for Vienna University of Economics & Business
CRAB studio has recently completed the Departments of Law and Central Administration, at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, as part of the new campus masterplanned by BUSarchitektur ZT Gmbh. Using their experience as university teachers, Cook and Robotham gave the university vibrant colours, and ensured that internal and external spaces are seen as an… [Read More]
Library and Learning Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects
The new Library and Learning Centre by Zaha Hadid Architects represents one of seven buildings part of Vienna University of Economics and Business‘ new campus. The angular building features a large black volume that cantilevers over a public plaza, marking the entrance of the building. The dramatic gesture enhances the building’s functional plan. The contrast… [Read More]
