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Pillars of survival: University of Ancestral Knowledge, ceremonial centre and housing prototype in Acre, Brazil, by Rosenbaum

Three buildings designed by Rosenbaum and Yawanawá chief Biraci Brasil Nixiwaka in the Brazilian Amazon blend ancestral practices with innovative timber construction

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Architecture school at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, US by Grafton Architects with Modus Studio

A new building for the architecture school at the University of Arkansas, designed by Grafton Architects and Modus Studio, is a lesson in timber construction

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Cannady Hall in Houston, US, by Karamuk Kuo 
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Revisit: Le Fresnoy in Tourcoing, France, by Bernard Tschumi Architects
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Brick by bricolage: Usquare Feder university buildings in Brussels, Belgium by EVR Architecten, BC Architects & Studies and Callebaut Architecten
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Landscape for learning: Institut Méditerranéen de la Ville et des Territoires in Marseille, France by NP2F
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Floating University in Berlin, Germany by Raumlabor
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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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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...

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

University of Law Paris faculty in Paris, France by ChartierDalix
Ground floor studios of the Bath Spa Schools of Art and Design can be seen from the first floor gangways above

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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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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