There are some beautiful buildings around the world, designed and built by some of the best architects in the world, with many of the buildings being home to universities. So here we take a look at 9 of the best university buildings from around globe.
Yale University
[Image Courtesy of Chuck Choi]
Yale University was designed by Foster & Partners, the British architecture firm. They created a glass envelope that opens up into corridors filled with light and plenty of public spaces. The lecture halls are situated in drum shaped modules that have been designed on luminescent blue panels.
The Krishna P. Singh Centre for Nanotechnology
[Image Courtesy of Albert Vecerkaesto]
The Krishna P. Singh Centre for Nanotechnology is in Pennsylvania and was designed by Weiss/Manfredi. It is a striking building over three storeys with a front façade that is transparent, along with a planted roof. It was designed to isolate any noise from the subway line that is close by and is home to an efficient research hub.
The London School of Economics Saw Swee Hock Student Centre
[Image Courtesy of Nigel Stead]
The building was designed on a very tight triangular site in London by O`Donnell & Tuomey Architects in London.
The Senzoku Gakuen College of Music
[Image Courtesy of Nacasa & Partners]
The Senzoku Gakuen College of Music is located in Japan, eleven miles from Tokyo and was designed by K/O Design Studio. The building was designed in stainless steel panels and the rectilinear tower was decorated in tiles of many shades of red. It has the name of ‘Silver Mountain and Red Cliff’.
The New Schools University Centre
[Image Courtesy of Som and James Ewing]
Plenty of windows were featured in the design of the New Schools University Centre courtesy of SOM. They show off a staircase that broadens and narrows as it meets the flexible meeting spaces that were created for students in the institution in New York City. The centre is home to dormitories along with classrooms and computing labs.
The Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs
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The building was designed by Zaha Hadid Architects in Lebanon and is at the American University of Beirut. It features a dramatic cantilever of 69 feet which minimizes the footprint while at the same time making the most of the public courtyard along with plaza spaces below it.
The Library and Learning Centre
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The Library and Learning Centre is located at the Vienns University of Economics and Business and is another superb design by Zaha Hadid Architects. It is made up of a structure that has a tilt of 35 degree include along with another space that cantilevers from the base and over the plaza below it. It was designed in fibre reinforced concrete and ribbon windows are the highlights as they swerve over the façade.
Lee Hall Expansion, Clemson University
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The Lee Hall expansion was built at the architecture school of Clemson University which is in South Carolina. It was designed by architects Thomas Phifer and Partners and is a large glass and steel edifice that counters the traditional brick buildings of the campus.
Glasgow School of Art
[Image Courtesy of Iwan Baan]
The Glasgow School of Art was designed by Steven Holl Architects from America and is a five storey structure that was built in addition to the original building built in 1909. It was constructed in translucent laminated glass and it is home to the art, design and architecture studios along with a large exhibition hall and other rooms
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