https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2760-local-studio en-us 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.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16361 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 08:17:54 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16361-local-studios-lapalala-wilderness-school-models-principles-of-sustainability-and-conservation Lapalala-1.jpg The majority of lessons at Lapalala Wilderness School take place in an outdoor amphitheater. Photo © Sean Gibson Lapalala-3.jpg Five years in the making, the school's new facilities opened last November. Photo © Sean Gibson Lapalala-4.jpg Dormitories for visiting students and teachers. Photo © Sean Gibson Lapalala-2.jpg Over 3,000 students per year travel to Lapalala to learn about biodiversity and wildlife conservation. Photo © Sean Gibson Lapalala-5.jpg The new campus is nestled in the curve of the Palala River. Photo © Sean Gibson A whimsical structure offers school and sanctuary for children of an informal settlement in South Africa.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14954 Mon, 18 Jan 2021 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14954-salvazione-christian-school-by-local-studio Salvazione-Christian-School-01-B.jpg The new Salvazione Christian School building, whose front and back facades feature a playful mix of glazed panels. Photo © Warwick Preddy http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14495 Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14495-limpopo-youth-hostel-by-local-studio A Johannesburg native draws from his interest in political activism and the built environment to help underserved communities.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13442 Fri, 01 Jun 2018 08:55:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13442-design-vanguard-2018-local-studio Westbury Pedestrian Bridge A publicly funded pedestrian bridge connects two areas divided by a dangerous roadway, a product of Apartheid-era planning. The structure, designed to be humble in appearance, incorporates an adjacent park and amphitheater, and provides a connection to a nearby public transit station. Photo courtesy Local Studio African School For Excellence, Tsakane Campus Working with a nonprofit organization offering secondary schooling in a poverty-stricken township east of Johannesburg, the design team took inspiration from the local industrial vernacular for the lightweight structural steel building, which comprises 24 classrooms, a multipurpose hall, and a reception area. Photo courtesy Local Studio Outreach Foundation Community and Counseling Centers Featuring a lightweight steel structure and polycarbonate cladding, the community center provides much needed social infrastructure to the crime-ridden neighborhood of Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Its program includes a computer center, dance studio, conference room, and offices. For the same client, a religious nonprofit, the firm designed a small trauma-counseling center using the same plastic wall system. Photo courtesy Local Studio   Outreach Foundation Community and Counseling Centers Featuring a lightweight steel structure and polycarbonate cladding, the community center provides much needed social infrastructure to the crime-ridden neighborhood of Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Its program includes a computer center, dance studio, conference room, and offices. For the same client, a religious nonprofit, the firm designed a small trauma-counseling center using the same plastic wall system. Photo courtesy Local Studio 1806-The-Future-of-Practice-Design-Vanguard-Local-Studio-06.jpg Local Studio's office in Johannesburg. Photo courtesy Local Studio Outreach Foundation Community and Counseling Centers Photo courtesy Local Studio