University architecture

The Universidad Internacional del Ecuador (UIDE) is a prominent academic institution currently undergoing a comprehensive renovation of its facilities. The primary goal is to align its physical spaces with its new academic programs and pedagogical approach, placing technology at the core of its practices. Manuela Ruiz In 2022, the university had already commissioned Contract Workplaces to renovate the ground floor of the Classroom Building and the Admissions area. This time, to continue supporting the institution in its transformation process, UIDE once again entrusted Contract Workplaces with the remodeling of the School of Health and Life Sciences. Manuela Ruiz The project involved a partial interior renovation and the creatio... More

UCL East Marshgate is the first part of University College London’s new East London campus. Designed by Stanton Williams, the state-of-the-art academic building is designed to deconstruct institutional silos and foster cross-disciplinary learning, thinking, and research. Stanton Williams Hufton+Crow   Breaking down disciplinary silos The UCL East campus marks the university’s most significant expansion in its 200-year history. The eight-storey, 35,000-square-metre Marshgate building stands as UCL’s largest single building. The facility houses a diverse range of teaching and research fields, including the creative industries, engineering, robotics, green technologies, and global health. To fulfil UCL&rsquo... More

London’s East Bank cultural quarter is home to the new London College of Fashion building, which unites the college’s previously dispersed sites under one roof. Designed by London-based Allies and Morrison, the seventeen-storey building is conceived as a 21st century factory atelier. As the college’s “forever home”, the building achieved a BREEAM Outstanding rating through its use of robust materials and a proactive sustainability management approach. Simon Menges   Architectural design of the London College of Fashion Part of University of the Arts London (UAL), the London College of Fashion’s different departments are housed across more than 40,000-square-metres, with space for over 5,000 s... More

The Science Complex, the cornerstone of Université de Montréal's new MIL campus, is a flagship project for the metropolis. This distinctive scientific teaching and research facility, located on the site of the former Outremont marshalling yard, is the starting point for the revitalization of an entire sector. Stéphane Brügger The architectural design transforms the site to support the liveliness of this bustling environment, where students, researchers and professors cohabit and collaborate, and where uses are numerous and varied. The spatial composition of the public circulation is conceived as a ramification, spreading out over the entire site and crossing the public spaces at different levels. Classrooms,... More

In Belfast’s leafy Queen’s Quarter, TODD Architects has designed a new Student Hub and learning space. Part of Queen’s University Belfast’s wider Business School campus in south Belfast, the innovative and future-focused facility responds to the changing needs of an ever-growing postgraduate student body. A low-energy, ecological, and sustainable design approach was prioritised from the outset, resulting in the Student Hub achieving a BREEAM Excellent standard. Donal McCann   Design and layout The Queen's Business School Student Hub is located in the university’s Riddel Hall campus, a 10-minute walk from the main university campus. A former residence for female students, Riddel Hall is a Grade II l... More

Ohio University recently completed a multiphase expansion and renovation project, which included constructing a 72,000-square-foot new Chemistry Building and renovating the existing Clippinger Laboratories building. Flad Architects collaborated with architect of record BHDP on all phases of the project. Cory Klein Cory Klein Originally constructed in 1965, the existing Clippinger Laboratories building housed the Departments of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Geography, Geological Sciences, and Physics & Astronomy. In recent years it had outlived its original life expectancy. The university needed new and updated space to accommodate enrollment growth and the equipment required to invest in innovative research. Cory Klein... More

The Goldring Student Centre at Victoria University, at the University of Toronto, is a renovation and expansion of the existing 1952 Student Union building known as Wymilwood, a historically listed building by Eric Arthur. Designed to LEED Silver, the new Student Centre doubles the size of the original building and introduces contemporary and accessible, indoor and outdoor student and administrative spaces. Tom Arban Tom Arban Tom Arban Formal spaces include the offices of the Dean of Students, Student President and Governing Council, Alumni Affairs, and other governing bodies. A variety of informal spaces, such as student lounges, study and seminar rooms, as well as outdoor patios and terraces, provide users alternative, le... More