Youth Architecture
Architecture and design spaces created for young people, from youth centers to creative studios and community hubs.
Mirrors don't lie: A Trondheim Architecture School That Hangs a Reflective Block Over Its Own Entrance
Faceted mirrored soffits, an indoor street of timber huts and copper-toned cladding test how a school for architects can watch itself being built.
The Student Center As A Modular Space: A Timber Grid That Behaves Like a Street in Amsterdam
Shortlisted at Overseas Oasis 2020, a stacked wooden frame holds cafés, shops, studios and terraces in parts that can serve shifting demands.
Re-Coding Post War Syria: Mud Brick, Timber Frames and a Rooftop That Waits to Be Built
Two small buildings in Syria pair broken brick walls with vine-hung pergolas, betting that a community rebuilds itself by finishing what it starts.
The Hands of Faith: A Boarding School That Opens Two Wings Around Children Who Grew Up Working
Two concrete wings, a sheltered courtyard and a ladder of terraces chart a gradual route back into community for children who grew up on the streets.
the house for living: A Courtyard Complex That Treats Shelter, Learning and Belonging as One Plan
Three principles of living, growth and interaction shape a white, courtyard-laced complex where homeless teenagers find a home, skills and each other.
Anna Koukolová Architekti Splits a Weekend House in Krámy into Charred Spruce Volumes Beside a Garden Pond
Near the Brdy Highlands in Nové Dvory, Czechia, a 123 m² timber retreat pairs charred spruce, board-marked concrete and plywood interiors on a slope.
Hardel Le Bihan Architectes Houses 10,000 Dakar Students Behind Wind-Tuned Terracotta Moucharabieh Screens
At Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal, sixteen slim dormitory bars lean on orientation, night ventilation and patterned screens for comfort.
Studio KRAFT Stacks Timber Treehouses Along the Edges of a Crowded Budapest Schoolyard
In Budapest's Terézváros, a timber playgarden climbs the courtyard edges so 500 children keep their sports court and gain quiet places to retreat.
OOOarchitecture Wraps a Chiba Day Center for Neurodivergent Children Around a Courtyard of Discovery
In Chiba, Japan, a U-shaped day-care center for children with developmental disabilities turns corridors, benches and decks into a landscape for play.
Hubo Studio Builds a Child-Scaled City Around a Sunlit Piazza for a Johannesburg Early Learning Centre
In Sandton, Johannesburg, four light-filled ateliers, a corridor-free plan and a playable roof turn a Reggio Emilia school into a town for children.
Shenzhen Huahui Design and iDEA Stack a Library and Youth Center Around a Hanging Garden in Luohu
In Shenzhen's dense Luohu District, two offset towers split reading and youth programs, then meet in a multi-level sky garden that frees the ground.
TAUTEM Architecture Turns a Former Montpellier Daycare into a Social Hub Wrapped Around a Garden
Between Montpellier's Arceaux and Figuerolles districts, a grocery, kitchen and shelter share restored arches and a garden-facing timber wing.
