K-12 School Design

Architectural Record focuses on the architecture of schools, from Kindergartens to high schools.

ARTICLES

Andrés Jaque Takes an Unconventional Approach to Design and Construction at Madrid's Colegio Reggio

Spain

Andrew Ayers

January 2, 2023

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Office for Political Innovation designs an eccentric building as a teaching tool in Madrid.

K-12 Schools 2023

January 2, 2023

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In this year’s selection of early childhood through high-school facilities, architects take creative approaches to crafting exemplary buildings as tools for education.

Nueva School Science and Environmental Center

Leddy Maytum Stacy's Science and Environmental Center Embraces its Landscape with Sustainable Goals

Hillsborough, California

Sarah Amelar

January 2, 2023

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The architects' building has become a teaching tool for the California private school.

Spence School Athletic and Ecology Center

Rogers Partners Changes the Game for a Private Manhattan School with an Athletic & Ecology Center

New York

Beth Broome

January 2, 2023

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The Spence School’s new outpost for its athletics program provides flexible space for sports, cooking and gardening, community activities, and social events.

With École Les Coteaux Fleuris, HEMAA Architectes and Hesters-Oyon Create a Local Attraction

Heudebouville, France

Andrew Ayers

January 2, 2023

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A young firm’s flexible, low-carbon design for a rural French school exemplifies the goals of its community.

Taller de Arquitectura de Bogotá Wraps a Gym in an Accordion-like Facade

Bogotá, Colombia

Michael Snyder

January 2, 2023

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On a campus at the edge of Colombia’s sprawling capital, Daniel Bonilla designs a dramatic revamp for a school gymnasium.

Barker Associates Architecture Office Creates Unexpected Interiors for City Kids in Brooklyn, New York

Linda C. Lentz

August 31, 2022

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The all-woman firm stretches the boundaries of preschool design for the innovative early education facility and after school center.

Revisiting Afghanistan's Gohar Khatoon Girls School Under Taliban Rule

Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan

Yasaman Esmaili Solaiman Salahi

May 10, 2022

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In the wake of the Taliban's takeover of the country, two members of an international team that built a K-12 school for girls in 2016 recall the project and assess its value.

Devland SOWETO Education Campus by William Reue Architecture

Johannesburg

David Sokol

January 14, 2022

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A pro bono youth center by William Reue Architecture for non-profit Growing Up Africa supports a program at the University of Johannesburg for urban youth.

Marygrove Early Education Center by Marlon Blackwell Architects

Detroit

David Sokol

January 13, 2022

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A new building by Marlon Blackwell Architects on a former Detroit college campus provides prenatal services through pre-K education for local families.

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EVENTS

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11/16/22 to 11/30/23

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Wood in Architecture: Education Design

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Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 IACET CEU; 0.1 ICC CEU

This webinar will focus on the use of wood in education architectural design.

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5/10/23 to 5/31/24

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Inclusive Schools: Building Accessible Learning Environments

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Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

The course will discuss the concept of universal design, which allows both able and non-able persons to have comparable experiences within a building.

Webinar

5/17/23 to 5/31/24

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Considering Cover Boards for Schools

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Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course offers a better understanding of the value of a rigid coverboard in low-slope commercial and governmental roof assemblies, including schools.

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Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course will go through project lifecycle stages and whole lifecycle carbon assessments, operational and embodied carbon, before focusing on operational energy basics.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 0.1 IACET CEU

This course explores the fundamentals of fire-rated glass and framing, including historical background, fire-rated glazing classifications, and key fire-rated glazing code changes.