The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Sandal Magna Community Primary School, Wakefield, by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects
Mimicking the local terraced streetscape, Sarah Wigglesworth’s sustainable school buildings in Wakefield teach a lesson in the great outdoors
Education
The latest completed buildings from the education sector: schools, universities, nurseries and colleges
Clapham Manor Primary School by dRMM
[STIRLING SHORTLIST IN DETAIL] dRMM make an innovative learning environment, owing its light and spaciousness to a German glazing system, writes Geoff Shearcroft
Tim Ronalds Architects’ performing arts centre, Sevenoaks School, Kent
Tim Ronalds Architects’ performing arts centre for Sevenoaks School in Kent is a tough, unyielding and tactile development, with acoustic design that is totally integrated with the architecture, writes Felix Mara. Photography by Christian Richters
Stratford Campus, University of East London, by Richard Murphy Architects
[BUILDING STUDY + PLANS + DATA] It’s the masterplan that makes these academic buildings shine, says Jay Merrick
West Buckland School, Devon, by Rundell Associates
[BUILDING STUDY + DRAWINGS] Rundell Associates timber-clad arts centre complements the existing 19th-century West Buckland School and adds coherence to the campus. But where is the masterplan? By Felix Mara. Photography by Ben Blossom
A catalyst for Birmingham – round table
Exclusive: The AJ meets Catalyst Education, preferred bidder for Birmingham City Council’s £2.4 billion BSF programme
Six simple rules to good school design
Hampshire County Council on how they’ve stayed at the forefront of school design since architect Colin Stansfield Smith joined in the 70s
Primary interests
The government’s huge investment programme for primary schools could mean a wealth of opportunities for smaller practices. Damian Arnold reports
Elmgreen School, Tulse Hill, London by Scott Brownrigg
The glazed roof detail of Elmgreen School by Scott Brownrigg