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Educational Facilities encompass a variety of building types, including classrooms, lecture halls, laboratories, libraries, and administrative offices. These spaces are designed to create conducive learning environments, foster collaboration, and accommodate the needs of students, faculty, and staff. Architects consider factors such as acoustics, lighting, technology integration, and accessibility when designing educational facilities to ensure optimal functionality and user experience. Sports Facilities, on the other hand, include structures like gymnasiums, stadiums, swimming pools, and recreational centers, which cater to the athletic and fitness needs of students and the community. These facilities are designed to accommodate different sports, providing appropriate spaces for training, competition, and spectatorship. The design of sports facilities often takes into account factors such as safety, sustainability, and adaptability to various events and activities.
Finalized in 1976 under the visionary stewardship of American architect Craig Ellwood, the Art Center College of Design emerges as an architectural gem nestled in the heart of Pasadena, California….
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The Med Campus Graz, designed by Riegler Riewe Architekten, corresponds to the regularity and objectivity of the graphic facade drawing. The HBK Module 2 was completed in the fall of…
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Completed in 2015, the Shizuoka Gymnasium is an architectural marvel designed by renowned Japanese architect Hiroshi Naito. Located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, this four-level sports facility showcases the beauty and…
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The Fieldhouse project by MoDusArchitects, completed in 2022, adds a new material milestone to the South Tyrolean landscape, featuring inclusive spaces designed for sports and recreation.
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In 1962, the Spanish architect Alejandro de la Sota completed the first steel-framed building in Madrid: the Maravillas School Gymnasium. De la Sota was a promoter of the industrialization of…
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The conversion project preservers the external shape and proportions of the original 1980s canteen building. The main intervention is the creation of a generous central hall – a social center…
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Completed in 2004 by Japanese Architect Taira Nishizawa, the Tomochi Forestry Hall located in the town of Tomochi uses local cedar extensively to symbolize the area’s history of forestry. Used…
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Completed in 2020 by Chinese Architecture firm OPEN Architecture, Pinghe Bibliotheater is a school in Shangai with an extensive program that has been “deconstructed” to form a village-like campus for…
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The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, located in La Jolla, California, was commissioned by Jonas Salk, developer of the first safe and effective polio vaccine in 1960. Salk, who envisioned…
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Designed and built between 1961 and 1964 for the Tokyo Olympics, the National Stadium of Japan, designed by Kenzo Tange, explores and stimulates the creative possibilities of architecture that started…
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Completed in 2017 by Bjarke Ingels Group, CopenHill is a groundbreaking project that redefines what a waste-to-energy plant can be. This 41,000m2 facility not only efficiently converts waste into energy…
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In 2018 Indian architecture firm Sameep Padora and Associates completed the Maya Somaiya Library in Maharashtra, India. Inspired by the material efficiencies of the Catalan tile vault, the library becomes…
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In 1934, Berthold Lubetkin and the Tecton Group completed the Penguin Pool in the world’s oldest zoo: the London Zoo. The complex also features a unique collection of buildings that…
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In 1975, Sverre Fehn completed the Skådalen School for children with hearing impairment that was comprised of dormitories, administration buildings, a sports hall as well as the school classrooms. The…
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