Author Archives: Kurani
TEDx Designing Places for Learning
Danish Kurani explains why architecture changes the way people learn. Watch as he shows us how to design better schools.
TEDx Designing Places for Learning
Danish Kurani explains why architecture changes the way people learn. Watch as he shows us how to design better schools.
Black Girls CODE Lab
The girls of New York City now have a dedicated computer science lab – inside Google’s offices – where they can learn coding, app development, and robotics.
Black Girls CODE Lab
The girls of New York City now have a dedicated computer science lab – inside Google’s offices – where they can learn coding, app development, and robotics.
Acton Academy East Bay
Conversion of an abandoned office building into an independent school where every child is a hero.
Acton Academy East Bay
Conversion of an abandoned office building into an independent school where every child is a hero.
Silicon Valley Engineer Center
At the epicenter of the tech universe, engineers are being trained — all while having fun and being social, too.
Silicon Valley Engineer Center
At the epicenter of the tech universe, engineers are being trained — all while having fun and being social, too.
Riverbend School
This trailblazing school in India is turning education on its head, by focusing on the happiness of students instead of grades.
Riverbend School
This trailblazing school in India is turning education on its head, by focusing on the happiness of students instead of grades.
Khan Lab School
What does school look like when Khan Academy, the world’s premier online learning platform, wants to build a physical school?
Khan Lab School
What does school look like when Khan Academy, the world’s premier online learning platform, wants to build a physical school?
Howard West
A satellite campus at the Googleplex that gives Howard University students a mix of collegiate and professional experiences all in one place.
Howard West
A satellite campus at the Googleplex that gives Howard University students a mix of collegiate and professional experiences all in one place.
Google Code Next Lab
A community learning space where Black and Latino youth are welcomed into the Computer Science and Tech fields with role models, resources, and opportunities.
Google Code Next Lab
A community learning space where Black and Latino youth are welcomed into the Computer Science and Tech fields with role models, resources, and opportunities.
Reset Campus
Building a nurturing campus that teaches court-involved men how to work, study, and live in healthy ways.
Reset Campus
Building a nurturing campus that teaches court-involved men how to work, study, and live in healthy ways.
Baylor Academic Center
Updating a historic campus with a modern learning center for classes, socializing, events, and teaching design thinking.
Baylor Academic Center
Updating a historic campus with a modern learning center for classes, socializing, events, and teaching design thinking.
High Tech Collaboratory
The Collaboratory supports different learning styles so kids can come together and brainstorm, discuss, or ideate in the ways that are most comfortable for them.
High Tech Collaboratory
The Collaboratory supports different learning styles so kids can come together and brainstorm, discuss, or ideate in the ways that are most comfortable for them.
Columbine Elementary
Redesigning a 70-year old classroom environment to support personalized learning, project based curriculum, and student collaboration and idea sharing.
Columbine Elementary
Redesigning a 70-year old classroom environment to support personalized learning, project based curriculum, and student collaboration and idea sharing.
HER Workshop Center
Converting a wagon factory into interactive conference and workshop space for the Houston Escape Room where adults learn through play. Construction ongoing.
HER Workshop Center
Converting a wagon factory into interactive conference and workshop space for the Houston Escape Room where adults learn through play. Construction ongoing.
Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice
Located in the active Bed-Stuy neighborhood and named in the honor of Nelson Mandela, this new New York City high school expects to cultivate the next generation of change agents.
Nelson Mandela School for Social Justice
Located in the active Bed-Stuy neighborhood and named in the honor of Nelson Mandela, this new New York City high school expects to cultivate the next generation of change agents.
EPIC High Schools
Campus prototype for NYC public high schools designed to improve college and career outcomes for black and latino students through empowerment practices, applied learning, and career coaching.
EPIC High Schools
Campus prototype for NYC public high schools designed to improve college and career outcomes for black and latino students through empowerment practices, applied learning, and career coaching.
Social Emotional Learning New York
SELNY is a psychotherapy clinic and adult learning center that enhances intimate and professional relationships through adventures, experiential learning events, and personal and group therapy.
Social Emotional Learning New York
SELNY is a psychotherapy clinic and adult learning center that enhances intimate and professional relationships through adventures, experiential learning events, and personal and group therapy.
Wodonga Middle Years
Australian intermediate school offering students deep learning opportunities through a project based, design-thinking curriculum and a strengthened relationship with local community.
Wodonga Middle Years
Australian intermediate school offering students deep learning opportunities through a project based, design-thinking curriculum and a strengthened relationship with local community.
Blackstone School
One of Boston’s lowest performing elementary schools, Blackstone is re-imagining the urban school model for 2013 and beyond. A new campus will help reconnect students to learning opportunities in their neighborhood.
Blackstone School
One of Boston’s lowest performing elementary schools, Blackstone is re-imagining the urban school model for 2013 and beyond. A new campus will help reconnect students to learning opportunities in their neighborhood.
Harvard Radcliffe Quad
Public space installation provides a medium for the Radcliffe Institute to engage the entire university and local community, while becoming a launch pad for new discussions and future collaborations.
Harvard Radcliffe Quad
Public space installation provides a medium for the Radcliffe Institute to engage the entire university and local community, while becoming a launch pad for new discussions and future collaborations.
Brazil Schools for 2030
The State of Rio needs 900 new schools by 2030. Many schools will serve slum neighborhoods currently lacking any education infrastructure. How do you design schools that can improve the outlook for entire communities?
Brazil Schools for 2030
The State of Rio needs 900 new schools by 2030. Many schools will serve slum neighborhoods currently lacking any education infrastructure. How do you design schools that can improve the outlook for entire communities?
Sports Science Institute
Redevelopment of a derelict and polluted site into a campus for a Sports Science Research Institute. The campus navigates extreme infrastructure conditions to introduce alternative sports to Brooklyn.
Sports Science Institute
Redevelopment of a derelict and polluted site into a campus for a Sports Science Research Institute. The campus navigates extreme infrastructure conditions to introduce alternative sports to Brooklyn.