Learning
Two London Schools: Cottrell and Vermeulen, Agents of Change and revitalising beautiful brickwork
In stitching together disparate school campuses, these two additions reinterpret a London idiom to reaffirm the facade’s urban significance and the lost art of ornament
Wiggleworth's Wakefield School design
Reworking local urban and industrial morphologies for a human scale and young imaginations, this primary school in Wakefield transforms anomie into engagement
AAVP Architecture's Casares-Doisneau School decorates French soil
Emblematic of wider transformation in the grim flatlands north of Paris, a new school rises from the ashes of a former industrial site in Saint-Denis
Modular Genetics
A team of two architects has created a classroom module to deliver Medellín’s new kindergartens. The first completed pair show the system’s potential for variety and sensitivity to context
Plain Speaking
Set on an Alpine floodplain, this new teaching workshop for Swiss construction students embodies an exemplary rigour and sobriety
Anna Seghers School by AFF Architekten, Berlin, Germany
Behind the ornate brick facade of the Anna Seghers School in Berlin’s Aldershof district lies a modern architectural jewel. Photography by Hans-Christian Schink
The Long Room Hub by McCullough Mulvin Architects, Dublin, Ireland
The Long Room Hub is a tall, oblong casket of pierced stone that takes its place within the centuries old precincts of Trinity College Dublin. Photography by Christian Richters
Timayui Kindergarten by Giancarlo Mazzanti, Santa Marta, Colombia
Mazzanti describes the need to provide neutral spaces that children can transform in their imaginations. Photography by Jorge Gamboa
Antonio Derka School by Carlos Pardo, Obranegra, Medellín, Colombia
The challenge for the design of the school was to create a sense of openness and security in a violent neighbourhood. Photography by Sergio Gomez
Colegio los Nogales by DB Arquitectos, Bogotá, Colombia
Bonilla has transformed a red brick campus into a showcase of elegant though reticent buildings. Photography by Sergio Gomez and Rodrigo Davila
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Sustainable Sites Initiative Certifies First Three Projects
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Small Firm Creates Nonprofit to Execute More Pro Bono Architecture
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U.S. Department of Energy Announces Solar Decathlon Teams and Venue
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The 2030 Challenge’s Energy Reduction Targets Are Within Reach
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U.S. Pavilion at Venice Biennale Launches Website and Calls for Projects
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USGBC Announces Top 10 States for LEED Green Buildings
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Green Building Megatrends for 2012
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AIA Encourages Pro Bono Design
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massimo scolari: the representation of architecture, 1967–2012
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AIA Announces 2012 Sustainable Communities
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List of Improving Markets Adds 35 Cities
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Gehry Residence Wins AIA Twenty-five Year Award
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Sustainable Products and Trends for 2012
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Infill, Durability, and Front Porches Top the Home Design Trends Charts
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Straw House, Rock-Solid Efficiency
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Case Study: Prefab House Doesn't Skimp on Style or Sustainability
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Schumacher Predicts 10 Custom Home Design Trends for 2012
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Foremost Offers $5,000 for the Best Vanity Design
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Esto Gallery: Fireplaces
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Reconstructing Frank Lloyd Wright, Block by Block
Dwelling
Brad Pitt's pet project fails to deliver
Film star turned aspiring architect tries to Make It Right in New Orleans with disappointing results
Comparing two small houses by Go Hasegawa in Japan
Two dwellings display an equally deft approach to the constraints of the suburb and the freedom of the forest
Glen Howells Architects challenge conventions of volume house building
Conceived as an exemplary riposte to the dreariness and mediocrity of most volume housebuilding, this new residential scheme in Swindon actively engages with ideas about community, sustainability and place
