K-12 School Design | Architectural Record

Discovery Building at Santa Monica High School by Moore Ruble Yudell and HED

Santa Monica, California

Sarah Amelar

January 1, 2022

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Architects Moore Rubele Yudell and HED exploit open spaces indoors and out in a Santa Monica high school.

Samuel Powel Elementary School and Science Leadership Academy Middle School by Rogers Partners

Philadelphia

James S. Russell, FAIA

January 1, 2022

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Two public schools converge in a building by Rogers Partners—part of an emerging boomtown.

Collège Simone Veil by Comte & Vollenweider

Nice, France

Andrew Ayers

January 1, 2022

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An efficient scheme by Comte Vollenweider optimizes a tight site and modernizes an aging structure.

Continuing Education: Climate Adaptation

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

January 1, 2022

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Designers create learning environments that respond to the threats of a warming planet.

The new Salvazione Christian School building.

Salvazione Christian School by Local Studio

South Africa

Alex Klimoski

January 18, 2021

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A whimsical structure offers school and sanctuary for children of an informal settlement in South Africa.

Pivadenco Rural School by MAPAA Architecture Studio + Duque Motta

Los Sauces, Chile

Jennifer Krichels

January 17, 2021

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MAPAA Architecture Studio with Duque Motta design a school as part of a program to preserve and foster the language and culture of the indigenous Mapuche communities in remote parts of Chile.

Close Up: Nakanoshima Children’s Book Forest by Tadao Ando Architect & Associates

Osaka, Japan

Clifford A. Pearson

January 14, 2021

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Tadao Ando designs and funds a children’s library for his hometown of Osaka.

Olympe de Gouges School Complex by Dominique Coulon & Associates

Gidy, France

Suzanne Stephens

January 11, 2021

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An early-learning school in the small town of Gidy, France, reveals how significantly the Modernist legacy survives in the work of Dominique Coulon and Associates.