With only 35 physicians per 100,000 residents, Southern California’s Inland Empire faces an acute shortage of primary-care physicians. To address this need, the University of California, Riverside (UCR), expanded its School of Medicine with a new $87-million Education Building (known as EDII), doubling class capacity to 125 students per year.
Project name
UCR School of Medicine
Architecture firm
CO Architects
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Photography
Bill Timmerman Photography
Design team
James Simeo, FAIA, LEED AP, Principal in Charge. Arnold Swanborn, AIA, LEED AP, Design Principal. Tanner Clapham, AIA, Associate Principal/Project Manager. Chris Kaiser, AIA, Senior Associate/Project Architect. David Hwang, AIGA, SEGD, Senior Associate/Environmental Graphics Designer. Kenny Chao, Associate/Designer. Rim Ben Fredj, Project Coordinator. Haley Becker, Interior Designer
Collaborators
Plumbing Trade Partner: Pan-Pacific Mechanical; Geotechnical Engineer: Langan; Fire Protection Engineer: Woden Fire; Acoustics Consultant: Arpeggio
Interior design
CO Architects
Civil engineer
Albert A. Webb Associates
Structural engineer
Waterproofing
Environmental & MEP
P2S, Inc.; Mechanical Trade Partner: A.O. Reed & Co.; Electrical Trade Partner: CSI Electrical Contractors
Landscape
Spurlock Landscape Architects
Lighting
LEED Consultant: Thornton Tomassetti
Construction
Hensel Phelps; Eric Bain, DBIA, LEED AP, CM-Lean, Operations Manager. Pete Spiegel, General Superintendent. Shawn Edwards, Chief Estimator. Stephanie Carter, Project Manager. Joe Prior, LEED AP, Design Manager. Sean Williams, Project Superintendent
Typology
Educational Architecture › University
Horizon Education Center is a transformation of a vacant commercial space into a part-time learning center for kids of elementary schools, ages of 5-10. A colorful space, with an overall mystic layout of spaces, aiming to nurture kids’ curiosity for exploring various learning settings, that aims to contribute to their long-term development.
Project name
Horizon Education Center
Location
Vushtrri, Kosovo
Photography
Agon Mehmeti, SNATCH sh.p.k.
Principal architect
Adelina Tahiri Nela, Valdete Pacolli
Design team
Adelina Tahiri Nela, Valdete Pacolli
Client
Daulina and Visar Saraci
Typology
Educational Architecture › School
The Faculty of Medicine of Laayoune is designed to create an iconic building imbued with authenticity, an architecture that evokes our heritage. The local context is highlighted to establish a strong identity while adding a distinctly contemporary touch, reflective of our time.
Project name
Faculty of Medicine of Laayoune, Ibn Zohr University
Architecture firm
SAMA Architectes
Location
Lâayoune, Morocco
Photography
SAMA Architectes
Principal architect
Samir Khaldoun, Malika Nassif
Design team
Samir Khaldoun, Malika Nassif
Structural engineer
Bepol
Environmental & MEP
Bepol
Lighting
Disano, Fosnova, Avolux, Faro , Onok
Supervision
National Agency of Public Facilities
Construction
OUKHAF DE CONSTRUCTION & SOKETRADOZ
Material
Architectural Concrete, Concrete, Marble Travertine, Marble Polaris, Sepalumic, Vitra, Armstrong Ceiling, Rockfon, Atena Metal Ceiling, Oregan pine Wood
Client
University Ibn Zohr, Agadir
Typology
Educational › University, Institutional-Higher Education and Research Facilities
In a region where traditional education systems dominate the sector, Bloomingdale International School in Vijayawada, highlights the transformative power of parametric architecture in pushing the boundaries of education and challenging the conventional norms.
Project name
Cocoon, Pre-primary Extension Bloomingdale International School
Architecture firm
AndBlack
Location
Vijayawada, India
Photography
Vinay Panjwani
Principal architect
Jwalant Mahadevwala, Kanika Agarwal
Structural engineer
Shehzad Irani Schafbock design+workshop
Typology
Educational › School
Climate Challenge Laboratory B313 at the Technical University of Denmark is a cutting-edge research hub. The building’s architecture helps create a unique world-class research environment and supports innovation, knowledge exchange.
Project name
DTU Climate Challenge Laboratory B313
Architecture firm
Christensen & Co. Architects
Photography
Niels Nygaard
Collaborators
MT Højgaard, Artelia, 1:1 Landskab, Habitats
Client
Technical University of Denmark
Typology
Educational Architecture › University Building
Two famous modern architects worked on its architectural concept: the main author of the project Sergey Kuznetsov and his co-author Ivan Grekov. All the facades of the building are made of glass, the glazing area is more than 35 thousand square meters.
Project name
Lomonosov Cluster in Moscow
Architecture firm
author of the project Sergey Kuznetsov, co-author Ivan Grekov (KAMEN ARCHITECS)
Photography
Daniel Annenkov
Principal architect
Sergey Kuznetsov
Design team
Elchin Akperov, Evgeny Makarov, Nikita Nesterov, Pavel Lavrov
Client
The City of Moscow
Typology
Educational Architecture › University Cluster, Industrial and Technical Center (ITC)
This extraordinary building challenges the boundaries of imagination and design by taking inspiration from the world of books—literally. Shaped like three monumental books stacked atop each other, this structure is a tribute to creativity, knowledge, and storytelling, brought to life through the art of architecture.
Project name
The Future Library
Architecture firm
Sara Pourasadian
Location
Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Tools used
Midjourney AI, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Sara Pourasadian
Visualization
Sara Pourasadian
Typology
Educational Architecture › Library
Estúdio Pedro Haruf : Located in the northeast region of Belo Horizonte, the Colégio Alumnus project was developed to allow the institution to expand into the Fernão Dias neighborhood, receiving high school classes.
Project name
Colégio Alumnus
Architecture firm
Estúdio Pedro Haruf
Location
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Principal architect
Pedro Haruf, Gabriel Castro, Marcos Franchini, Nattalia Bom Conselho
Collaborators
Cael Soares, Diandra Noemí, Gustavo Nogueira, José Henrique Paiva, Joyce Lemos, Lorena Vaccarini, Paola Ferrari, Sofia Vasconcelos, Thomáz Marcatto, Vinicius Pinheiro
Structural engineer
José Carlos Cirino Leite
Lighting
Nattalia Bom Conselho, Jéssica Machado
Construction
Grizo Engenharia
Typology
Educational Architecture › Secondary School
