13 of the most beautiful schools around the world
In Lagos, Nigeria, a 1,000-square-foot floating school sits on the water's surface.
The school features three stories and caters to children and the surrounding neighborhood, doubling as a community center.
Melbourne's School of Design at The University of Melbourne features an incredible tree-like structure in the main atrium of the building.
The interior almost has an outback feel to it, with naturalistic colors and cargo nets.
During the day, the TAC SEV New Campus in Tarsus, Turkey might look like an office park ...
... but once the sun sets, the campus emits a warm orange glow.
In Niddrie, Australia, the Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School features a jester-like color scheme. Sloping walls give the building a playful feel.
The fluid walls and vibrant colors create a rich visual experience.
At least, the all-female student body seems to enjoy it.
The Kollaskolan school in Kungsbacka, Sweden was built in 2014 by Kjellgren Kaminsky Architecture. On the outside it's rather plain, but inside ...
... light dances around the walls and pastel yellows and blues offer a burst of color.
Bangkok's Ivy Bound International School looks more like a mansion than a place where small groups of children learn about Thai culture in intimate settings.
Colors pop at the Sra Pou Vocational School in Cambodia. Villagers can visit the brick building to learn arithmetic? or how to start a small business.
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University is a master class in green architecture, from its rooftop gardens ...
... to its tiered interiors.
Shunde Primary School, located in Guangdong Province, China, was built by K2LD Architects.
Its crisscrossing skywalks throw cooling shadows onto the campus below.
Blended learning — a form of education that relies almost solely on computers and tablets — is at the heart of Copenhagen's Ørestad Gymnasium. Kids learn together in large groups for most of the day, away from traditional teacher-guided instruction.
Tokyo's Waseda University Senior High School features an industrial, Kubrick-esque campus that is nearly all gray.
The motif even penetrates the auditorium, which has paneled gray walls and black and white seats.
Nearby is the Toho Gakuen School of Music, also located in Tokyo, which won last year's World Architecture Festival best designed building for Higher Education & Research.
Serving all ages, from middle school to advanced master's candidates, the music school uses glass walls and long lines to a feeling of depth.
Then there's the Russian Ballet School. Like many other schools, the exterior is humbly designed ...
... but once you step inside, the wooden and glass designs are instantly striking. The World Architecture Festival crowned the stunning ballet school the best designed school of the year.
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