Allies and Morrison has completed the new home for the London College of Fashion at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Through robust and flexible architecture, it aims to suit the long-term...
ADP Architecture has completed Shireland CBSO Academy, the first free, non-selective state school in Britain to be established in partnership with a professional orchestra....
With a diverse range of subjects taught in secondary schools, Dave Ford, Specification Manager at Altro, considers the key criteria when specifying flooring for specialist teaching spaces....
Simon Butler, Managing Director – Building Central at Tilbury Douglas, discusses the innovations used to successfully complete the greenest primary school in the country....
The first Passivhaus primary school project in Scotland to be constructed from cross-laminated timber (CLT) has opened its doors in Edinburgh. Clara Garriga, Project Architect at Holmes Miller, details the...
Schoolrooms have always been considered sanctuaries of knowledge and growth, providing the setting for teachers to impart knowledge and students to absorb new information. However, the effectiveness of this process...
As the UK experiences a significant shift towards hotter summers, the challenges in keeping our learning environments cool for students and teachers are becoming increasingly evident. Louise Boddie, Senior Associate...
The UK’s newest university, ARU Peterborough with its signature building, ‘University House’, has opened as part of a project delivered through a unique partnership between the Cambridge and Peterborough Combined...
Here, Tony Smith, Major Accounts and Marketing Manager at Integrated Design Limited (IDL), explains more about access opportunities and challenges specific to the educational sector, and how entrance control can...
The post-pandemic life has placed us in the midst of an ever-evolving, dynamic education sector. As universities look at new ways of engaging diverse students and staff, architects are uniquely...
Phil Griffiths from Soprema UK explains how excellent classroom acoustics can enhance teaching and learning, and addresses the importance of building the right acoustic performance to maximise occupant comfort and...
Treetops Free School in Grays, Essex, reached practical completion in August last year. The Department for Education (DfE) – through its Modern Methods of Construction (MMC1) framework – chose Net...
Craig Taylor, Director at Lungfish Architects, explains how detailed design can deliver enhanced outcomes for local communities....
With 39% of global energy carbon emissions resulting from buildings and surging awareness of our obligation to protect the planet, decarbonisation of existing buildings is high on the agenda in...
Construction works have completed on a new first school on the Bramshall Meadows estate on Ivinson Way in Uttoxeter, Staffordshire. Midlands-based main contractor G F Tomlinson lead on the construction...
At the start of this school year, Glebe Farm School, part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning (IFtL) multi-academy trust, opened its doors to 250 children, and this will eventually...
Ed Richmond, Business Development Manager from natural ventilation specialist Passivent, explains how close collaboration with manufacturers and the consideration of natural ventilation strategies as early as possible can help create...
De Matos Ryan has completed the first phase of the redevelopment and masterplanning of ArtsEd performing arts school in Chiswick, London. Located in a tight and landlocked block within a...
Exposed visual concrete was at the centre of the architectural vision for a state-of-the-art £46.5m, 12,000m2 learning facility on The University of Birmingham’s campus in Edgbaston....
Neil Sanders, Technical Service Director at one of the UK’s leading subfloor preparation products and flooring adhesives manufacturers, F. Ball and Co., provides a step-by-step guide on how to achieve...
