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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.
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, the renowned Norwegian architect Sverre Fehn completed the groundbreaking Skådalen School, a specialized educational facility designed to cater to children with hearing impairments. The meticulously planned campus consists…
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Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara from Grafton Architects have been named the 2020 Pritzker Architecture Prize Laureates. In 2008 they completed the Luigi Bocconi University that was praised as a…
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Conceived in 1959 by renowned architects James Stirling and James Gowan, the Engineering Building at the University of Leicester stands as a quintessential example of mid-20th-century architecture. This iconic structure…
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Completed in 1974, the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, better known as IIM Ahmedabad or simply IIMA, is a management institute located in Ahmedabad, India. The old campus was designed…
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João Batista Vilanova Artigas was a Brazilian modernist architect. Born in Curitiba, Artigas is considered one of the most important names in the architectural history of São Paulo, and the…
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The Dushan School Complex designed by West-line Studio is located in Baiquan Town, the so-called “South Gate of Guizhou” at the border with Guangxi province. Architects based the design of this…
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To design the Circle campus, the University of Illinois chose the firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill, led by Architect Walter Netsch, who planned the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado…
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The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza or the San Siro Stadium in Milan was originally designed by architect Stacchini and engineer Cugini in 1925 based on an Anglo-Saxon model. The structure was…
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