Eight Times More Sport
ASP Architekten has designed the eight-court sports centre, one of Europe's largest sports hals, in Monheim am Rhein. Hybrid structures and a selective use of materials characterise the new sports facility.
Education
Schools, kindergartens, universities and research buildings: project documentation and technical articles on places of learning and research.
A Model of Craftsmanship
Trainees are often housed in dreary rooms or anonymous flats. A new hall of residence by Dorte Mandrup shows how things can be done better, for it aims to be much more than just a temporary home.
Acoustics becomes part of the wall
More than 800 bespoke panels form the pleated wall of the Feng Chia University auditorium in Taiwan. Kengo Kuma & Associates and Kvadrat Acoustics developed them using project-specific 3D models.
- ProjectThoravej 29 in Copenhagen
- ProjectSmall House on the Rhine by Marina Tabassum
- ProjectStudio House in Takarazuka
- ProjectHellwies School
Baroque-Modern Bricolage
In the Flemish city of Hasselt, the Belgian-British partnership of Bovenbouw and David Kohn Architects converted a former beguinage for a faculty of architecture, turning architectural history to new ends.
"The Mass needed to go in the Ceiling" - Sustainability as Result of Detail Planning
Walking through the building, Alexander Franz explains the unusual planning process and the importance of the project for the Basel-based architectural office.
Rural Schools for the 21st Century
With the Escuelas Rurales de Araucanía in southern Chile, architects Cristián Larraín and Rodrigo Duque Motta have delivered more than a model for climate-responsive design. Their pioneering buildings are making a social impact in the rural region.
Affordable Rent Through Simple Standards
A interview with Elena Masla and Pauline Mayer:
Shaping Society
Can well-designed spaces foster childhood development? In Germany, the team members of the Berlin-based architectural office Baukind are pioneers in the design of creative environments for children to play, learn, and grow. Their projects include new buildings and conversions that show how space and design become functional pedagogical building blocks.
Temporary Hall Construction
A new system of modular sports halls in Zurich, designed by Pool Architekten, won this year's new Circular Building Award, sponsored by USM.
Light for Learning
Light has an impact on how we feel, how we work - and how we can learn better. The following concepts show how schools and educational institutions benefit from individual lighting design.
Connections for Circularity in Wooden Buildings
The timber structure of a fabrication and research hall in Kaiserslautern demonstrates how a new type of connecting element made from compreg enables buildings to be dismantled leaving their components intact.
Innovation Hub for Textile Research
The Texoversum in Reutlingen is an innovative hub for teaching, research and business. Its innovative textile facade reflects its focus: networking, robotics, and new materials.
Robert-Koch-Secondary School
Bright yellow bridges give step-free access to the extension of the Robert Koch secondary school.
School Centre Jean Macé
SOL architecture et urbanisme stripped a 1960s school of its white metal panelling.
Education Centre in Vorarlberg - Extension
The extension of the education centre in Frastanz with its pitched timber roof.
Education Centre in Vorarlberg - Existing building
The existing part of the education centre in Frastanz: the 1952 primary school.
Thaden School in Arkansas - Performance Building
A colonnade along the street leads to the Performance Building.
Thaden School in Arkansas - Home Building
The heart of the Home Building is the dining hall beneath a distinctive gable roof.
Thaden School in Arkansas - Reels Building
Laboratory, film studio and conventional classrooms in a three-winged volume.
Thaden School in Arkansas - Wheels Building
In the Wheels Building students build their own bicycles.