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London Education Architecture News arranged chronologically:
3 Oct 2022
School 360, Sugar House Lane, East London
Design: Penoyre & Prasad Architects
photo : Tim Crocker
School 360
London-based architecture practice Penoyre & Prasad, a studio of Perkins&Will, has designed a new 420-pupil primary school in Sugar House Island, East London. The new School will support the unique curriculum of the education provider, the Big Education Trust, and is sister to the Ofsted-rated ‘Outstanding’ School 21, in nearby Stratford.
1 Apr 2022
Nanaksar Primary School, Hillingdon, Northwest London
Design: CPMG Architects
photo courtesy of architects office
Nanaksar Primary School
Hundreds of new primary school places will be the result of an extensive refurbishment and expansion of Nanaksar Primary School in Hillingdon, West London, which has now been completed.
13 Sep 2019
Kingston Academy Regeneration, Richmond Road, Kingston upon Thames
Design: Astudio
image courtesy of architecture office
Kingston Academy Building
Enhancement of old and new building elements has transformed the famous free school into a modern education facility and a vibrant community centre.
11 May 2019
Sudbourne Primary School Building, Hayter Road, Brixton, London SW2 5AP
Design: HLM Architects
image courtesy of architecture office
Sudbourne Primary School Building
Plans to transform a derelict site in Brixton into a new £9.25 million expansion of Sudbourne Primary School, designed by HLM Architects, have been given the go-ahead by The London Borough of Lambeth Planning Authorities.
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14 Oct 2016
Highgate Junior School, North London
Design: Architype Architects
photograph © DennisGilbert/VIEW
Highgate Junior School Building
3 Oct 2016
Latymer Upper School Sports Centre
Design: FaulknerBrowns Architects
photo : Guy Archard
Latymer Upper School Sports Centre in London
10 Sep 2013
Montpelier Community Nursery, Brecknock Road, N19
Design: AY Architects
photo : Nick Kane
Montpelier Community Nursery
The school takes the form of a pavilion opening on to a part-sheltered play area with a park beyond. The selection of materials is a key part of the scheme’s success. The black stained Siberian larch sits inconspicuously in the trees and contrasts with the white-washed internal woodwork.
9 Aug 2013
Oasis Academy, North London
Design: John McAslan + Partners
photo © Hufton + Crow
Oasis Academy
This newly completed Oasis Academy Hadley, Enfield – a specialist Maths, ICT and Music school – has been designed as a highly sustainable building. Located on a former industrial site, the project sits at the heart of a wider urban regeneration plan.
2 Aug 2013
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy, east London
Design: Jestico + Whiles
photo from architects
Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
Proposals for the Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy have been granted planning consent. Designed by Jestico + Whiles, the new school will rework the existing 19th century French Hospital building in Victoria Park Village and add a new four storey block to create a secondary school for 800 students following the ethos and philosophy of its existing facility Mossbourne Community Academy.
16 Jul 2013
St James Senior Girls’ School, west London
Design: Squire and Partners
image from architect
St James Senior Girls’ School
Squire and Partners has won a competition to design a new sixth form facility for St James Senior Girls’ School in West London, providing an exemplary learning environment which facilitates a transition between secondary school and life as a young adult.
22 May 2013
Rivers Academy, Feltham, London TW14
Design: Jonathan Clark Architects
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Rivers Academy Feltham
This is a new steel-framed single storey pavilion building with a cantilevered roof canopy. The main objective here was to add a completely new, modern and welcoming administration and reception area in front of the existing entrance to suit the size of the school today and better encourage parents to access the school and facilitate dealing with visitors.
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29 Apr 2013
St Paul’s School Science Building, Barnes, south west London
Design: Nicholas Hare Architects
photo : Alan Williams Photography
St Paul’s School Science Building
The science departments at St Paul’s School have just moved into their new building, which was handed over in January 2013. NHA were appointed in 2006 to develop the whole school masterplan proposed by Patel Taylor on its prominent riverside site in Barnes.
12 Mar 2013
Newlands School, Southwark, south London, UK
Design: Wright & Wright Architects
photo : James Brittain
Southwark School Building
Special Educational Needs School in Southwark: Wright & Wright Architects has completed Newlands School, a 3175 sq m new-build Special Educational Needs (SEN) school that is specifically designed for children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (SEBD).
5 Dec 2012
Deptford Lounge and Tidemill Academy – London Community Hub
Pollard Thomas Edwards Architects
photograph © Robert Greshoff
Deptford Lounge
This is a new community hub which includes a school building, a library, community learning facilities, council services, work studios and affordable housing, all in a single venue. The new school will provide the pupils of Tidemill Academy with first-class facilities to match the ‘outstanding’ education that Ofsted says they already receive.
30 Jun 2012
Henrietta Barnett School, London NW11
Hopkins Architects
image : Richard Brine
Henrietta Barnett School –
RIBA Awards 2012 Citation Winner
The original school was designed Lutyens and is listed Grade II*. Any change of any kind was going to be controversial and 17 redevelopment schemes have previously been rejected.
11 May 2012
Channing School, Highgate, north London
BuckleyGrayYeoman Architects
image : BuckleyGrayYeoman Architects
Channing School London
£6.5m plans for Channing School in Highgate have been granted planning permission by the London Borough of Haringey. The designs for the leading independent day school will add two buildings to the school’s estate, significantly improving Channing School’s facilities whilst remaining sensitive to, and building upon, its rich architectural and educational heritage.
23 Jan 2012
Stockwell Park High School, south London
Sheppard Robson
photo : Hufton+Crow
Stockwell Park High School
New London school building in the Borough of Lambeth – the first BSF school to receive a CABE ‘Excellent’ rating. Designed to accommodate up to 1,315 pupils, the 12,000m² school replaced existing 1950s buildings.
South Hampstead High School campus
Hopkins Architects
image courtesy of Hopkins Architects
South Hampstead High School campus
Dulwich College Masterplan, south London
McAslan + Partners
photo : Hufton + Crow
Dulwich College Building – 32 Jan 2011
Michael Faraday Community School, Southwark, south London
Alsop Sparch, Architects
photograph : Morley von Sternberg
Michael Faraday Community School
Evelyn Grace Academy, Brixton, south London
Zaha Hadid Architects
photograph © Adrian Welch
Evelyn Grace Academy
London School Architecture
Major Education Buildings in London, alphabetical:
Bridge Academy, Hackney, east London
BDP Architects
image © Martine Hamilton Knight
Bridge Academy London
Chobham Academy, east London
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
picture from architect
Chobham Academy Building
Clapham Manor Primary School, southwest London
2007-
dRMM
Dunraven School building, Streatham, south London
SCABAL (Sall, Cullinen and Buck Architects Ltd)
photo from CABE
Dunraven School Building
The Edward Alleyn Building, Alleyn’s School, Dulwich, southeast London
van Heyningen and Haward Architects
photo © Nick Kane
Alleyn’s School Building
Eveline Lowe Primary School, Southwark
HKR Architects
Southwark School Building
Hallfield School – new classrooms, W2
2006
Caruso St John Architects
Hampden Gurney School, Marylebone, northwest London
BDP Architects
photo © Nick Weall
Hampden Gurney School Building
Harrow College Building – One Harrow, northwest London
MacCormac Jamieson Pritchard
image from architect
London College building
Henrietta Barnett School, opposite the Free Church, Hampstead Garden Suburb
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photo © Nick Weall
Founded in 1911
King’s Cross Centre, Westminster Kingsway College
Bond Bryan Architects
photo © Luke Hayes
King’s Cross Centre Building
Larmenier and Sacred Heart primary school, 100a Hammersmith Road, W6
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Studio E Architects
Latymer Upper School – Performing Arts Centre
van Heyningen and Haward Architects
photo © Nick Kane
Latymer Upper School Building
Longford Community School Library Building
Jonathan Clark Architects
photo © Peter Cook
Longford Community School Building
Meadlands Primary School Classroom of the Future, Broughton Avenue, Richmond, TW10
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Future Systems Architects
prefabricated moulded GRP oval-section cylinder
Michael Tippett School – building proposal, Lambeth, south London
2007-
Marks Barfield Architects
Mossbourne Community Academy, 100 Down’s Park Road, Hackney, east London
2005
Richard Rogers Partnership
Phoenix High School sixth form centre, Shepherds Bush, west London
Bond Bryan Architects
picture from architect
Phoenix High School Building
Pimlico School, southwest London
1970
John Bancroft
building demolished by Westminster Council 2008
Replacement school building by Architecture PLB
Ravensbourne College building, southeast London
Design: Foreign Office Architects
photo : Morley von Sternberg
Ravensbourne College building
St Mary Magdalene Academy, Islington, north London
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
photo © Nick Weall
St Mary Magdalene Academy
Sacred Heart Primary School building, west London
2008
Studio E Architects
Westminster Academy – Naim Dangoor Centre, 225 Harrow Road, W2
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris
photo © Tim Soar
Westminster Academy Building
Whitehead Building, Goldsmiths, University of London
A-EM Studio Ltd
photo from CABE
Goldsmiths College Building
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DSDHA Architects
photo © Adrian Welch
Paradise Park Children’s Centre
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