K-12 School Design

Collaborative Learning—and Dizzying Fun—Rule at Bernard Tschumi's New Building at Institut Le Rosey

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:25:27 -0400

The slide-equipped academic building is the second circular structure designed by the architect at the elite Swiss boarding school on Lake Geneva.

Burckhardt Architektur Tops a Brutalist Swiss School with a Concrete-Clad Timber Addition

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:24:38 -0500

Careful not to detract from its character, the firm cleverly restores and enlarges a space-strapped junior high school built in the 1960s from prefabricated concrete.

A New High School in Malibu Turns the Tide on Learning

Wed, 21 Jan 2026 08:23:21 -0500

Koning Eizenberg and NAC Architecture join forces to design a school that reflects the natural beauty—and vulnerability—of a coastal site in Southern California.

Three Pacific Palisades Schools Rebuild for the Future

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:08:00 -0500

A trio of Los Angeles Unified School District–led projects designed by DLR Group, NAC, and Practice take the opportunity to build back better following last year’s devastating wildfires.

A School Complex in Suburban Bordeaux Incorporates the Comforts of Home

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 21:13:48 -0500

For their Groupe Scolaire Saint-Exupéry, Fagart & Fontana and Ateliers Mathieu Laporte combined a pre- and an elementary school under a play of pitched roofs.

Mithun Scores Multiple Sustainability Firsts with a Private K–12 School in Seattle

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 21:48:34 -0500

The Bush School’s expansion project packs in notable sustainability strategies extending from building performance to salmon-friendly stormwater management.

Outside of Frankfurt, a Childcare Center by 1100 Architect Emphasizes Self-Discovery

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 00:04:07 -0500

At Kleine Weltendecker, a new kindertagesstätte in the city of Niddatal, a courtyard garden serves as a visual anchor and central area for play.

LPA Designs a California School That Lets Nature Take Center Stage

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 00:00:04 -0500

The sustainable architecture of San Bernardino’s Cardinal Child Development Center doubles as a teaching tool for preschool and transitional kindergarten students.

Kadre Architects Transforms an L.A. Denny’s into a Resource for Families Transitioning Out of Homelessness

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:44 -0500

An adaptive reuse project adds color and light for a new community center and preschool along a storied boulevard in the San Fernando Valley.

2025 Architectural Record Awards Winner: ABF Maria Manetti Shrem Educational Center

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Learn more about the awardee in the Pre-K–12 category by Alvisi Kirimoto.

WXY’s Expansion at a Prestigious Private School in New York Points to a Sustainable Future

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:21:48 -0500

The Packer Institute welcomes a nature-connected contemporary classroom annex to its architecturally varied Brooklyn Heights campus.

Leers Weinzapfel Associates Designs a Mass-Timber Education Center for an Alabama Nature Preserve

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 08:23:39 -0500

The new childhood learning hub at the Auburn University–owned Kreher Preserve and Nature Center blurs the boundaries between structure and landscape.

In Studio Refashions a Historic Manhattan Schoolhouse as a Tutoring Center

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 08:54:30 -0400

Featuring a variety of learning spaces, the new Upper East Side home of Advantage Testing was built in 1891 with a design by Vaux & Radford.

In Raleigh, a Dedicated Pre-K Building is a Learning Experience for Both Architect and School District

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:42:27 -0400

Bold color and ample daylight enliven a first-of-its-kind facility designed by Katherine Hogan Architects for North Carolina’s Wake County Public School System.

Mithun’s Design Strategies for the Washington School for the Deaf Could Benefit Any Learning Environment

goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:10:42 -0400

Constructed primarily with mass timber, the project features extensive daylighting, spacious classrooms and common spaces, and purposeful acoustics throughout.

El Dorado Adds Elegant, Durable Cabins and STEM Center to a Tennessee Summer Camp

Wed, 23 Oct 2024 08:22:47 -0400

Lone Oaks Farm connects children to the outdoors to inspire lifelong interest in agriculture and ecological conservation.

A Pair of New Buildings at an International School in Vietnam Provides Students With Space to ‘Fit In’

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

A middle school and STEAM building designed by Flansburgh Architects join Saigon South International School’s Ho Chi Minh City campus.

CookFox Designs a Vertical Campus for Manhattan's Marymount School

Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:43:34 -0400

A new building for the Catholic girl's school on the Upper East Side combines Beaux-Arts inspiration with modern amenities and green design.

In Nashville, a Public High School by Hastings Embraces Nature and the Spirit of its Namesake Activist

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 00:04:00 -0400

With its extensive glazing, outdoor classrooms, and sustainability strategies, James Lawson High School charts a new path while carrying on a tradition of acceptance.

BDR Bureau Rebuilds a Preschool for an Earthquake-Devastated Village in Central Italy

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Designed and built in just five months, the timber-framed building nurtures creativity in the small community of Sforzacosta.

K-12 Schools 2024

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

From Manhattan's Upper East Side to a rural Italian village, RECORD showcases educational design that serves students, teachers, and community.

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson's Mass-Timber Addition to a Texas School Offers a Lesson in Sustainable Design

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

The Rosa O. Valdes STEM + Innovation Center follows neatly in the campus's Modernist tradition while emphasizing forward-thinking environmental solutions.

A Children's Learning Center in Uruguay Anchors a Community-Oriented Campus

Mon, 11 Mar 2024 00:00:00 -0400

La Flor, designed by livni+ and Diego Arraigada Arquitectos, features seven circular pods, each of which accommodates a different activity.

A Rural Indian School Demonstrates How Government, Private Enterprise, and Good Design Can Work Together

Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 09:24:01 -0500

Funded at the behest of a national mandate, the Talaricheruvu Rural School was transformed through a collaborative vision of its corporate sponsor and the Bengalaru-based Collective Project.

At an English Boarding School, a Music Hall That Itself is a Finely Tuned Instrument

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Joined by a music school building, Hollaway Studio’s elliptical Centenary Hall at Benenden School hosts touring orchestras, student gatherings, and summer music camps.

A School Where Every Day is Like a Field Trip to the Museum

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

CannonDesign collaborates with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh on a combined elementary and middle school that offers a radical departure from the “cells and bells” approach that has long dictated K-12 school design.

Lincoln School Honors a Massachusetts Town’s Modernist Past and its Net-Zero Future

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Located outside of Boston, the new K–8 school and community center melds multiple existing buildings into a cohesive whole.

Gluck+ Creates a School as a Social and Spatial Crossroads

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

A once-transient NYC charter school puts down roots in a mixed-use tower in Elmhurst, Queens, after a multi-year search for a new home.

Local Studio's Lapalala Wilderness School Models Principles of Sustainability and Conservation

Mon, 03 Jul 2023 08:17:54 -0400

Lying just outside of South Africa's Lapalala Wilderness reserve, the new net-zero campus welcomes students to learn hands-on lessons about biodiversity and wildlife conservation.

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

Mon, 02 Jan 2023 07:08:00 -0500

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