The construction of the new primary school complex in Sissa (Province of Parma) was completed in October 2023. The architects Lucio Serpagli and Alessandro Gattara - already first prize in 2017 at the National Ideas Competition of the Ministry of Education for the creation of Innovative Schools - drafted the project in its executive phase of develo...
Project name
New Primary School Complex in Sissa
Architecture firm
AAA Office
Location
Sissa (Province of Parma), Italy
Photography
Roberto Conte (courtesy of the Munucipality of Sissa Trecasali)
Principal architect
Lucio Serpagli, Alessandro Gattara
Design team
Architect Italo Jemmi, Engineer Giuseppe Stefanini, Tecnofaber, Biacchi Associati, Geologist Paolo Paolini (in RTP).
Civil engineer
Giuseppe Stefanini
Structural engineer
Tecnofaber Studio
Environmental & MEP
Paolo Paolini
Lighting
Biacchi Associati
Construction
Cooperativa Bruno Buozzi e Cisanova srl
Material
Wooden structure
Client
Municipality of Sissa Trecasali
Typology
Educational Architecture › Primary School Complex
Salesiano Jardim Camburi School, located in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, has gained a new space dedicated to early childhood education. The project, designed by Estúdio Protobox, transformed an underused structure, characterized by challenging and uninviting architecture, into a flexible space that encourages autonomy and collaboration between...
Project name
Children's Studio at Colégio Salesiano
Architecture firm
Estúdio Protobox
Location
Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Photography
Thiago Santos
Principal architect
Wilson Barbosa e Renata La Rocca
Client
Salesiano Jardim Camburi School
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
The elementary school consists of eight volumes that house the regular and special classrooms. These volumes are divided into four levels and arranged in a zigzag pattern. To connect the classrooms across the corridors, twelve bridges are suspended at various angles between the facing volumes.
Project name
ZIGZAG in Tianjin
Architecture firm
SAKO Architects
Photography
Misae Hiromatsu
Principal architect
Keiichiro Sako
Client
Sino-Ocean Group Holding Limited
Typology
Educational Architecture › Elementary school
The new Campus KID schools complex, an educational centre for children aged 6-14, is situated at the foot of the hills on the south-eastern boundary of the municipality of San Lazzaro di Savena (Bologna). This location makes it a significant element that connects the town of San Lazzaro with the surrounding area, and responds to the fragmentation o...
Project name
Campus KID San Lazzaro
Architecture firm
Mario Cucinella Architects
Location
San Lazzaro di Savena, Bologna, Italy
Photography
Walter Vecchio
Design team
Mario Cucinella. Design Leader: Tommaso Bettini. Project Director: Marco Dell’Agli, Cecilia Patrizi, Giulio Desiderio. Project Leader: Ulrich Seum, Luca Vernocchi, Luca Sandri. Architects: Silvia Conversano, Francesca Fabiana Fochi, Laura La Mendola, Alessio Naldoni, Simone Papucci, Maria Pazzaglia, Martina Ruini, Valerio Vincioni, Augusta Zanzillo
Collaborators
R&D Specialist: Andrea Rossi. Computational: Roberto Guidi. Senior Visual Artist Specialist: Walter Vecchio. Design of fire prevention system: Christian Zambonini, Architect. Geologist: Claudio Preci. Energy/environmental expert: Cosimo Marinosci, Engineer
Structural engineer
Tommaso Pazzaglia, Engineer
Construction
RTI with parent company Ahrcos (construction works), with Sistem (timber structures), INCI (metal structures), MEI (building services)
Client
Municipality of San Lazzaro di Savena
Typology
Educational › School
Public schools in Shanghai are conservative in their pedagogy and factory-like in their architecture. The new Chonggu Experimental School however provides the potential for a shift in pedagogy from the traditional disciplinary model to less formal, enquiry-based approaches. It also presents a paradigm shift in formal expression – a design shaped fo...
Project name
Chonggu Experimental School, Years 1-9
Architecture firm
BAU Brearley Architects+Urbanists
Location
Qingpu District, Shanghai, China
Design team
James Brearley, Huaili Luo, Wang Liao, He Huang, Zheng Li, Shuangdiao Wang, Xiaohang Qin, Francisco Garcia, Wenxuan Yao
Collaborators
Project Management: Shanghai Qingpu Newcity Development (Group) Co.,Ltd. Engineer & architecture documentation: Shanghai Hanlian Architectural Design Consulting Co. Ltd.
Landscape
Fang Huang, Liexia Guo, Yuqing He, Li Luo, Zhengting Shi
Construction
China Railway No.4 Engineering Group Co.,Ltd.
Client
Shanghai Qingpu District Education Comprehensive Affairs Centre
Typology
Education › Public School
In the suburbs of Warsaw, a new educational institution for learning, creativity, and inspiration has emerged – NOVA STUDY school from the educational company STUDY.UA designed by ZIKZAK Architects.
Project name
NOVA STUDY School
Architecture firm
ZIKZAK Architects
Photography
Ivan Avdeenko
Principal architect
A. Apostu
Design team
A. Apostu, M. Ternova, I. Yashyn
Client
Education company STUDY. UA
Typology
Education › School
ZIKZAK Architects have completed the renovation of a private school in Limassol. For the client, the form was just as important as the content, so the priority was a stylish and aesthetic space where younger students will have their classes. And unquestionably, a comfortable, safe, and interactive environment for the little learners.
Project name
Fairytale School
Architecture firm
ZIKZAK Architects
Location
Limassol, Cyprus
Principal architect
Oksana Konoval
Design team
I. Yashyn, A. Yehiiants, V. Mostipan, V. Boichuk.
Collaborators
O. Konoval, K. Rudenok, H. Zaremba, T. Zykh, I. Yashyn, A. Yehiiants, V. Mostipan, V. Boichuk.
Typology
Education › School
A custom furniture and interior design for the Pan American Charter School and Congreso de Latinos Unidos in North Philadelphia PA. The program for the new Library / Workshop for the Pan Am School called for a multi-media library, seating for individuals as well as groups ranging from 6 to 50, sometimes simultaneously, for the rapidly growing schoo...
Project name
Pan American Library / Workshop
Architecture firm
Ten to One
Location
North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Photography
Bojune Kim, Garrick Jones
Principal architect
Garrick Jones
Design team
Garrick Jones, Graciela Hodgson, Sylvia Choi, Heejin Lee
Collaborators
Intech, Inpro
Material
Abet Laminati, Carnegie
Client
Pan American Charter School and Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Typology
Educational › Community, School, Library, Workshop
