A Shanghai-based firm creates a landscape of books in Hangzhou, China.

A new facility in the Bronx provides a stimulating place to learn, socialize, and engage with nature.

A compact concrete box with a rational floor plan hosts a forward-looking middle school in Rüschlikon, Switzerland.

A cluster of new buildings captures the rugged, free spirit of a rural boarding school in Birmingham, Alabama.

Idyllwild Arts Academy in California gets a world-class performance space on a tight budget.

A striking copper-clad assembly combines the sacred and the secular for a diverse community in Finland.

An environmental charter school in Connecticut gets a new building with an unusual wood structure.

An innovative use of local materials engenders an inspiring setting for learning in Burkina Faso.

Color and texture create a stimulating environment for the children of a nursery and elementary school complex near Paris.

The institution reopens at its new location in an adapted 1960s landmark, refreshed and reimagined by a trio of notable firms.