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Design: Paul Rudolph ; redevelopment by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects (GSAA) – completely renovated and expanded Paul Rudolph Hall at Yale University, has a LEED Gold certification. The 114,000 sqft building, constructed of cast-in-place concrete in the Brutalist style, was formerly known as the Art and Architecture Building.
Design: Olson Kundig Architects – Heritage University has broken ground on three new buildings on its main campus in rural Toppenish, Washington. Designed by Tom Kundig and Kirsten Murray of award-winning Olson Kundig Architects, the expansion will include cutting edge educational facilities for a student population that is as unique as are the buildings themselves.
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects
LEED GOLD FOR NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS UNIVERSITY
The Student Union Building at New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico has achieved LEED Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects in joint venture with Studio Southwest Architects, this highly efficient and sustainable facility is responsive to the American Southwest climate.
Design: Purcell Architects
Oxford University Museum of Natural History Reopens to the Public
Beard and Purcell’s £2 million roof restoration is completed
Major works to repair leaks in the glass roof and refresh the interiors of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History have been successfully concluded by regional construction company Beard and architects Purcell.
Design: rh+ architecture, Paris, France
The building of the University Library, located at the heart of the Guyanese University Campus has to be a driving force within the University and contribute to its regional radiance. It is a structuring facility for all the buildings that constitute the Guyanese University Campus : its vocation is to gather books and readers in a unique place dedicated to knowledge, an open and generous place within the University. It is about providing a cultural and documentary service of quality and also materialising the image of the regional community.
Architects: Grafton Architects. Images of Grafton Architects’ winning design proposals for the New Town House Building are to go on display from tomorrow at Kingston University’s Penrhyn Road Campus. The practice was selected from a five strong shortlist that also included (in alphabetical order) multi-disciplinary design teams led by: Bennetts Associates; Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios; Haworth Tompkins and O’Donnell & Tuomey.
Harvard University announced the selection of Hopkins Architects as architects for the new Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center on November 14, 2013, Bruner/Cott selected as Executive Architects. Hopkins was appointed following an international competitive selection process.
Design: GSSArchitecture
Pilkington Planar™ supports a new era at Durham University Business School
Durham University Business School’s new £16million fit-for-purpose building utilises NSG Group’s world class Pilkington Planar™ to create an inspiring space for students to learn.
Design: CRAB Studio – Sir Peter Cook and Gavin Robotham: The Abedian School of Architecture is located on the campus designed in the 1980s by Arata Isozaki. It forms part of the Faculty of Architecture and Sustainable Design.
Location: Nashville, Tennessee – this project comprises the renewal of the university’s original student center, a 1925 Tudor Revival building designed by Henry C. Hibbs as a World War I memorial that is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bruner/Cott’s initial study developed a reuse program to take advantage of the central location of this small building while respecting its historical significance, details, and finishes.
Design: Diamond Schmitt Architects in joint venture with Edward J. Cuhaci and Associates Architects. The MacOdrum Library at Carleton University has re-opened following an extensive renovation and expansion that adds new program areas and doubles the amount of seating to accommodate 2,000 students.
The renewal of the 1960s-era facility brings daylight deep into the core of the building through a five-storey, fully glazed façade.
Estadio Pasaron, Pontevedra, Spain
Design: ACXT / Idom, Architects
Facing Pontevedra, on the other side of the river Lerez, an untidy urban setting has developed with a mixture of houses and amenities. It is an environment that demands clear actions that will regenerate the urban surroundings. The structure of the stadium is formed by concrete frames that rest upon a great wall-beam that defines the building’s envelope.
Pembroke College is Transformed by One of the Largest Oxford College Extensions in Recent Years and First New Oxford Bridge in 100 Years
University of Exeter Forum – spectacular new hub for students designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects. The £48m project provides a new entrance for the University’s Streatham campus and houses new student facilities and teaching accommodation beneath a soaring timber-framed ETFE and copper roof