Schools are meant to be places that stimulate, invigorate, and engage students.
On rare occasion, they can be awe-inspiring, too.
Beautiful schools can be found all around the world — from Australia to Alabama, Denmark to Cambodia. Some are designed to resist natural disasters, while others provide first-rate education to the underprivileged.
Here are some of our favorites.
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OA Kindergarten, located in Saitama, Japan, is nearly earthquake-proof. It's made almost entirely of shipping containers to make the school as stable as possible.
But you wouldn't know that from the inside, where pale wood and light-filled spaces give kids plenty of room to play around.
Melbourne's School of Design at The University of Melbourne features an incredible tree-like structure in the main atrium of the building.
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