9.2025
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Rollercoaster ride on the Maas
Fenix Museum in RotterdamMa Yansong and his MAD architectural firm have crowned a 550 m long stainless steel viewing platform to the Fenix Museum in Rotterdam. However, Europe's first art museum dedicated to the theme of migration has much more to offer than just this spectacular gesture.
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In dialogue with the landscape
Twin Daycare Centres by Löser LottThe linear structure of the surrounding fields and the small-scale nature of the residential development inspired Löser Lott Architects to design two daycare centers on the outskirts of the North Hessian municipality of Edermünde.
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Harmonious ensemble
Daycare Centre in the Julian AlpsDesigned by Arrea and KAL A, the daycare centre blends harmoniously into the rural surroundings on the edge of the Julian Alps.
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Modular playground
Daycare Centres in Lisbon by SummaryThe Portuguese architecture practice Summary has designed a prototype daycare centre based on a prefabricated, modular system of U-shaped, reinforced concrete elements.
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Nature as a primary classroom
School in Valencia by Gradolí & Sanz ArquitectesGradolí & Sanz Arquitectes are designing the Imagine Montessori School in Paterna near Valencia – a nature-oriented learning facility for children.
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Green mixed use
Health and Daycare Centre in ParisIn the Lefebvre-Périchaux-Brancion residential complex, Guillaume Ramillien Architecture has designed a building with a green inner courtyard that transforms the surrounding urban landscape.
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Fast construction, high quality
Nursery School by BDR BureauCommissioned by the Andrea Boccelli Foundation, BDR Bureau from Turin has designed a simple wooden building for 70 children, with many interior surprises.
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Under one roof
Educational Centre in Parma by Enrico MolteniEnrico Molteni has designed a filigree pavilion on the university campus in Parma, whose wooden shell houses two buildings with different uses.
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A pastel-coloured trio in concrete
School near Lausanne by GNWAA public square stands at the centre of Bussigny’s new school complex, which was designed by GNWA. It encompasses a primary school, a nursery and a gymnasium; moreover, it also serves as a meeting place for the community of 10 000.
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School replaces market hall
Educational Ensemble in Lyon by Vurpas ArchitectesIn Lyon, Vurpas Architectes have transformed an old market hall into an elementary school with its own day-care centre. The old commercial building is now a place of education built of concrete, brick and wood in a child-friendly environment.
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Conversion of a telephone exchange
Campus Daycare Centre in Merseburg by Aline Hiels...Aline Hielscher Architektur is renovating a former telephone exchange on the university campus in Merseburg. The colourful window frames on the bright facade are a distinctive feature of the new campus daycare centre.
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Reclaimed materials
Kindergarten near Copenhagen by LendagerThe integrative kindergarten known as The Swan, which is located 12 km northeast of Copenhagen, exists to a great extent of reclaimed materials from the old primary school that previously stood on the building site.