University

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Landscape for learning: Institut Méditerranéen de la Ville et des Territoires in Marseille, France by NP2F

The Institut Méditerranéen de la Ville et des Territoires by NP2F encapsulates tensions between ideas of bioclimatic design and new construction

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Floating University in Berlin, Germany by Raumlabor

Ephemeral structures planted into the concrete floor of a disused rainwater basin hidden in the centre of Berlin house Floating University’s interdisciplinary programme ...

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Campus hub in Paris-Saclay, France by Studio Muoto
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The Marshall Building, LSE in London, UK and Town House, Kingston University in Kingston, UK by Grafton Architects
Burkina Institute of Technology by Kéré Architecture

Laying down roots: Burkina Institute of Technology in Koudougou, Burkina Faso by Kéré Architecture

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Rehabilitation of the Lourcine Barracks into University of Law Paris faculty by ChartierDalix

University of Law Paris faculty in Paris, France by ChartierDalix
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Bath Schools of Art and Design in Bath, UK by Grimshaw
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Tianjin University Gym in China by Atelier Li Xinggang
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Living extra large: Here East in London, UK by Hawkins\Brown
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Hungarian rhapsody: Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, by O'Donnell + Tuomey
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Typology: Universities

The university is one of the oldest surviving institutions in the western world. It has colonised the globe, its architecture reflecting the prevailing ideology – of whi...

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Into the woods: Cowan Court, University of Cambridge, UK by 6a Architects
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Two for the road: Daejeon University residential colleges by Mass Studies and Iroje
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Vir.mueller’s IET in India
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École Centrale in Saclay, France, by OMA
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Taroudant University in Morocco by Saad El Kabbaj, Driss Kettani and Mohamed Amine Siana
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Diego Portales University in Chile by Rafael Hevia, Rodrigo Duque Motta and Gabriela Manz
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Aichi Sangyo University Educational Centre in Japan by Studio Velocity
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Milstein Hall at Cornell University, New York by OMA
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