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Toro Arquitectos designs ring-shaped Ciales Kindergarten in Puerto Rico

December 1, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

An outdoor play area sits at the heart of this ring-shaped concrete kindergarten in Puerto Rico, designed by local studio Toro Arquitectos to create “a safe, engaging, and functional environment” for children. Ciales Kindergarten replaces a former funeral home, which was transformed by Toro Arquitectos and extended with a circular structure alongside it. The “unremarkable”

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“A handsome, compact, efficient building” says commenter

November 28, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a school in Canterbury completed by Walters & Cohen with a material palette of flint, oak and limestone. Located alongside an entrance to Canterbury’s cathedral precincts, The Rausing Science Centre was designed to balance a traditional material palette with a “crisp and contemporary” approach. “What a thoughtful

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“A handsome, compact, efficient building” says commenter

November 28, 2025 Rheanna Hopkins 0

In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a school in Canterbury completed by Walters & Cohen with a material palette of flint, oak and limestone. Located alongside an entrance to Canterbury’s cathedral precincts, The Rausing Science Centre was designed to balance a traditional material palette with a “crisp and contemporary” approach. “What a thoughtful

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Hand-cleft oak shingles cloak wellbeing centre in Hertforshire by Okra

November 27, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Irregular oak shingles that double as a habitat for bugs and bats cover the exterior of The Apple House, an education and wellbeing hub in Hertfordshire, UK, by London design collective Okra. Located in Serge Hill, The Apple House is designed for local community interest company The Serge Hill Project, which aims to demonstrate how

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Walters & Cohen clads Canterbury school building with snapped flint

November 25, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

London studio Walters & Cohen has completed The Rausing Science Centre for a school in Canterbury, Kent, offering a contemporary take on the historic area’s material palette of flint, oak and limestone. The Rausing Science Centre provides six science classrooms and a 120-person lecture hall on the site of former Mitchinson’s Day House at The

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Kia unveils new EV5 at educational academy surrounded by courtyards and water gardens

November 24, 2025 Amina Amber 0

Car brand Kia has presented its EV5 model at an educational complex in Gyeonggi province in the latest instalment of our video series pairing its electric vehicles with contemporary South Korean architecture. The EV5 model expands Kia’s electric line-up with a fully electric mid-sized SUV designed for everyday and family use.  The EV5 introduces

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NBBJ clads University of Oxford science building in rippling stone panels

November 21, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Rippling stone panels based on the shape of a brainwave clad the Life and Mind Building at the University of Oxford, completed by architecture studio NBBJ. Bringing together departments of biology and experimental psychology, the Life and Mind Building combines teaching spaces and lecture halls with research laboratories and offices. NBBJ designed the 25,000-square-metre building

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Wright & Wright adds “calm and confident” extension to University of Oxford library

November 18, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

London studio Wright & Wright has expanded the University of Oxford’s Corpus Christi College Library, tucking a limestone-fronted extension into its original Grade I-listed site. Named The Spencer Building, the 479-square-metre extension consolidates the library’s collection of rare manuscripts and books into a single home, while providing reading spaces and step-free access. The Spencer Building

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Djernes & Bell designs Danish research centre as “living laboratory”

November 12, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

A palette of local clay, sand, hemp and wood was used to create Hedeskov Living Lab, a research and educational centre in Rønde, designed by Danish architecture studio Djernes & Bell. Located on rewilded farmland, the centre is dedicated to research and education on regenerative practices and occupies a series of structures, including an old

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Bright green stairwells bookend school workshops in Belgium

November 2, 2025 Jon Astbury 0

Staircases and walkways framed in bright green steel wrap the concrete frame of Atelier PPW, a studio block created for a school in Belgium by local studio NWLND Rogiers Vandeputte and architect Kris Broidioi. Named Atelier PPW, the building is located on the campus of VTI Oostende in Ostend and replaces a structurally compromised block that

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