Projects ‘Arctitecture’: Designing a Greenland school that fits in In Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, a school complex is rising that blends in visually with the country’s famous Sermitsiaq massif that towers over the city. Danish architects KHR explains…
News Ukraine’s printed school in pictures This week GCR reported on Europe’s first 3D printed school taking shape in Lviv, western Ukraine. Organisers say it could provide a blueprint for getting more than 5 million children…
News Qatar unveils four museums and a school at Venice biennale Qatar has unveiled five cultural venues at the 18th Venice architecture biennale. The exhibition, called Building a Creative Nation, displays renderings, studies, models and video of: Art Mill Museum, designed…
News Europe’s first printed school rises in Ukraine A humanitarian project is underway to print a 506.5-sq-m primary school in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, with completion expected in weeks. Organisers say it could provide a blueprint…
News Amsterdam plans to build up to 30 modular schools from wood The Circlewood consortium, a collective of architects, engineers, builders and researchers, has designed a modular building concept that will act as the basis for up to 30 schools in Amsterdam.…
News Georgia announces $500m kindergarten fund The Caucasian state of Georgia has allocated $500m to build 300 kindergartens and renovate 585 more. Some $38m has already been spent as part of the project’s first stage, which…
News Heatherwick Studio designs British School in Tokyo UK architect Heatherwick Studio has unveiled its design for the British School in Tokyo, a 15,000 sq m space that will accommodate 800 students, making it the largest international school…
News Skanska wins projects in Finland and Norway worth €74m Swedish contractor Skanska has won two building contracts, a residential project in Finland and a school in Norway, worth a total of €74m. The €38m residential development project (pictured above)…