School Center in Davos Platz, Switzerland / CURA Architekten
How do you turn a 1960s swiss relic into a vibrant learning space? Discover the New School Campus at Davos: a sustainable 'learning landscape' within a timber hybrid building.
New School Playground, Sint Paulus School, Kortrjik, Belgium / Studio Basta + Atelier Ruimtelijk Advies
Explore how a grey playground evolved into a thriving natural landscape, reducing bullying and creating endless hands-on opportunities for outdoor learning at Sint Paulus School, Belgium.
Het College, Weert, The Netherlands / RAU Architects
A transparent, nature-integrated school. Featuring bright learning spaces, sports halls, and a shared atrium, the campus fosters openness, connection, and community within a sustainable, dynamic educational environment.
Malaysian Learning Spaces wins the Don Norman Design Award 2025
“Ruang2Gather” initiative by Malaysian Learning Spaces (MYLES) has been announced as the recipient of the Don Norman Design Award 2025 in the “Promising Early Career Projects” category.
The Library in Ice – Chrysanthemum Field, China / ATELIER XI
A sculptural village-like library set in an ice-chrysanthemum field at Yuntai Mountain, blending small cubic volumes, timber interiors, and landscape-framing views.
School by Design: Transforming Learning, Culture and Place
To transform schools beyond the limitations of legacy systems, we need a new kind of thinking, one that sees the schools as a living ecosystem which needs to thrive rather than a machine that is ‘well-oiled’.
Al Fanar– Zaya Early Learning School, Dubai / Emkaan
A spiralling, light-filled early learning school in Dubai inspired by koi fish and the warmth of a womb—celebrating resilience, diversity, and nature-connected design.
A course on Child Centered Pedagogies
The course helps educators and designers understand how space, materials, layout, and routines act as a “third teacher,” enabling experiential, participatory learning.
Designing a Climate Adaptive Schoolground in Belgium
The primary school Sint-Paulus in Kortrijk does not just have a green playground, it has a climate playground. Cedric Ryckaert is teacher at the school, inspirer of this climate playground and meanwhile also messenger so that this kind of school ground becomes more rule than exception.
Co-designing School Spaces – with Children, Teachers, and the Community
This session brings together the lenses of education, design, and community practice to explore how shared agency can shape schools and environments that truly support growth, belonging, and joyful learning.