Oregon Episcopal School (OES) is an independent, co-ed college preparatory school of 800 students from Pre-K through 12th grade, located in southwest Portland, Oregon. The school’s identity is rooted in their Oregon home, with its natural beauty and diverse people and history. T
Project name
Oregon Episcopal School Athletic Center
Architecture firm
Hacker Architects
Location
Portland, Oregon, USA
Design team
Stefee Knudsen, Project Manager, Principal-in-Charge. David Keltner, Design Principal. Jennie Fowler, Interior Design Principal. Katherine Park, Interior Designer. Sarah Post-Holmberg, Project Architect. Marissa Sant, Architectural Designer. Daniel Childs, Architectural Designer. Vijayeta Davda, Architectural Designer. Caitie Vanhauer, Architectural Designer
Collaborators
Acoustical Engineer & Theatrical/AV: Listen Acoustics.
Built area
22,000 ft² renovation and 20,000 ft² expansion
Structural engineer
DCI Engineering
Material
Steel, Concrete, Wood, Glass
Client
Oregon Episcopal School
Typology
Educational › School
Nowadays, many more educators are looking for innovative methods of teaching that go beyond the traditional model of rote learning and rigid classroom structures. Dynamic and engaging strategies are being explored, such as creating a playful learning environment.
Photography
Adventurous Global School in Cambodia by Orient Occident Atelier, © Magic Kwan, Kenrick Wong
BE_Design proudly presents the Komera Leadership Center, a facility in the rural eastern province of Rwanda providing health, education, and mentorship programs for young women, and a place for family development initiatives and community gatherings.
Project name
Komera Leadership Center
Architecture firm
BE_Design
Principal architect
Bruce Engel
Construction
Local workforce that maintained an average of 40% female representation, and provided on-site skilled labor training
Material
Woven eucalyptus screens and brick patterns
Typology
Cultural Architecture › Community Center
Winning Proposal by the consortium of GOA (Group of Architects) and Jiangnan Management. Sanliting Kindergarten introduces an engaging, dynamic architectural boundary that extends beyond the immediate site to create a safe yet stimulating environment by promoting community connections, fostering intergenerational integration, and celebrating childh...
Project name
Sanliting Kindergarten (Plot JG0904-R22-39 of Sanliting Unit)
Architecture firm
GOA (Group of Architects), Jiangnan Management
Location
Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Principal architect
Zhang Xun
Visualization
GOA (Group of Architects)
Client
Qiandong Construction Investment
Typology
Educational Architecture › Kindergarten
For over 40 years, San Francisco University High School (SFUHS) has excelled as a leader in secondary education in the Bay Area, building strong and deepening ties among its students, teachers, administrators, families, alumni, and the larger community. This will be the school’s first ground-up project, which will support reorganizing and re-energi...
Project name
University High School California Street Campus
Architecture firm
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Location
San Francisco, California, USA
Design team
William Leddy. Aaron Thornton. Frances Kwong. Jasen Bohlander. Aruna Bolisetty. Chris Detjen. Sara Sepandar
Collaborators
Contractor: Truebeck Construction. Structural Engineer: Forell Elsesser. MEP/Lighting Engineer: PAE/LUMA. Civil Engineer: Luk and Associates. Landscape Architect: In Situ landscape Architecture. Food Service: Patrick Stein and Associates. Dry Utilities: Urban Design Consulting Engineers
Visualization
Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Client
San Francisco University High School (SFUHS)
Typology
Educational › University Campus
The School Complex is located in the south-east of the historic center of Sant E'lpidio a Mare. The relation site-to-context has created a conceptual approach as a starting point for the project proposal.
Project name
The Renovation of Primary and Secondary School “ Andrea Bacci ”
Architecture firm
Maden Group & Setannta7
Location
Sant E'lpidio a Mare, Italy
Typology
Educational › Primary and Secondary School
An urban landscape inside a former airplane parts storage warehouse accommodates an eclectic series of uses for a Los Angeles area private school, while at the same time providing an inspirational series of intervening spaces to enrich the student experience.
Project name
Crossroads Arts and Athletics Facilities
Architecture firm
LOC Architects
Location
Santa Monica, California, USA
Principal architect
Poonam Sharma
Design team
Ali Jeevanjee, Tessa Forde
Structural engineer
Miyamoto International
Tools used
Revit, Enscape 3D
Construction
Douglass Design Build
Material
Concrete, marine plywood, polycarbonate
Client
Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences
Typology
Educational › Warehouse Conversion
The importance of architecture in building a learning environment for students is exciting and one that begs to be studied. Naturally, the way you design a place shows how it will be used; thus, architecture is indispensable in the future of learning.
Written by
Bernard Williams
