The most innovative school buildings in the world

Find out what the future of education looks like.

by Lindsay Brown  |  Tuesday, January 12, 2016

by Lindsay Brown
Tuesday, January 12, 2016

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Varying from 2-5 stories, the key feature of the building design is the green roof that slopes almost at a 45-degree angle. Varying from 2-5 stories, the key feature of the building design is the green roof that slopes almost at a 45-degree angle. (Photo: Nanyang Technological University)

Varying from 2-5 stories, the key feature of the building design is the green roof that slopes almost at a 45-degree angle.
The super-modern Ørestad high school in Copenhagen is technically one giant classroom designed to be an open space.
Varying from 2-5 stories, the key feature of the building design is the green roof that slopes almost at a 45-degree angle.
The school was designed with an emphasis on sustainable elements.
This school is built like an office.
​The Makoko Floating School is half-building and half-boat that provides teaching facilities for the district of Makoko, a former fishing village in Lagos.
This school in Cambodia by Finish architects Rudanko + Kankkunen was built by the local community from hand-dried blocks of the surrounding soil.
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Global schools with inspiring environments

From a floating structure to glass cubes and a school built like an office, students around the world are learning in innovative, unconventional environments. Chalkboards and rows of desks have made way for creatively designed buildings that foster collaboration and big-picture thinking, and some even preserve precious natural resources and help solve social issues.

While the most powerful thing in the universe is the human mind, a little outside inspiration can do wonders. Take our photo tour of the world's most innovative schools to find out what the future of education looks like.

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