Five Brightly Colored Spaces for Kids

Places for playing, learning, and healing designed in vibrant hues.

Swarovski Kristallwelten

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Swarovski Kristallwelten

Snøhetta, Cao Perrot Studio, s_o_s architekten


Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum

Reader & Swartz Architects

Shaun Galang


Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, FKP Architects

Jeff Goldberg/ESTO


Chesapeake Child Development Center

Elliott + Associates Architects

West elevation main entry at dusk

Scott McDonald

West elevation main entry at dusk


Nueva School at Bay Meadows

Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

Nueva Upper School, by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects - Roof garden.

Kyle Jeffers

Nueva Upper School, by Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects – Roof garden.

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Sara Johnson

Sara Johnson is the former associate editor, design news at ARCHITECT. Previously, she was a fellow at CityLab. Her work has also appeared in San Francisco, San Francisco Brides, California Brides, DCist, Patchwork Nation, and The Christian Science Monitor.

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