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Chicago, Illinois, United States
St. Ignatius College Prep
One of five Chicago buildings to survive the Great Fire of 1871, this school conducted the first X-ray demonstration in the city.
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Spanning all cultures and eras, Humanity's quest for knowledge is a constant from time immemorial. Each of the places and spaces within this theme have a connection to learning. Some formal, others less so.
Galveston, Texas, United States
Ashbel Smith Building
Texas's first medical school opened in 1891 with 23 students and almost no equipment, but survived America's deadliest hurricane.
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Dublin, Ireland
Polaris Building, Dublin City University
DCU's Polaris Building corralled 3,000 students from four scattered buildings into one €80 million facility during a pandemic.
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London, United Kingdom
Royal College of Music
The future King Edward VII opened a music college in 1883 where talent mattered more than birthright.
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Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Jefferson School
After designing 140 churches, architect Shepard S. Woodcock finally built something you could skip on Sundays.
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Ljubljana, Slovenia
Slovenian School Museum
Slovenia's oldest specialist museum once lived in a bar and a castle before finding its permanent home in 1938.
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Plains, Montana, United States
Old Camas Prairie School Gymnasium
A tiny Prairie-style gymnasium lit by Delco generators until 1951, now a pink relic along Highway 28.
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Norman, Oklahoma, United States
Bizzell Memorial Library
Library stacks holding books but also important history.
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Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen University Library
A quiet masterpiece of red brick and iron, Copenhagen’s University Library has been keeping knowledge alive.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
King’s College
Don’t expect to picnic on these pristine lawns—those are strictly for Fellows!
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Oxford, United Kingdom
Keble College
Keble College broke Oxford’s stone tradition with bold bricks—and sparked a secret society, “Destroy Keble,” bent on tearing it down.
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Albion, Michigan, United States
Albion College
Albion College in Michigan celebrates its unique mascot, Brit the Briton, and its quirky tradition of painting “The Rock,” a giant boulder gifted by the class of 1899.
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Berlin, Germany
Georg von Giesche Oberschule
You don't need to be a student in a history class at this German high school to learn about the past of "the Missing School..."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Ralph Bunche Elementary School
This elementary school is named for Ralph Bunche, the first African American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Lugo, Spain
The Círculo de las Artes
The only city in the world to be completely surrounded by intact Roman walls.
Lakewood, Colorado, United States
National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility
The main repository of ice cores in the United States, the lab holds over 17,000 m of ice cores from Antarctica and Greenland for scientific research.
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Debrecen, Hungary
University of Debrecen
This university is celebrated for its academic programs -- and its cactus collection.
Maynooth, Ireland
Maynooth University
Lost in time (and on campus)? Navigating the time zones of Maynooth University.
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Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Anatomical Museum
A new meaning behind a body being "snatched."
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Cassopolis, Michigan, United States
Geneva School
The county and a story about one of it's most famous citizens will lure you in.
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Cleveland Institute of Music
"Where every type of student could find opportunity...”
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Lewes, Delaware, United States
Lewes Historical Society
Some houses have bricks, others have stones... this house has a cannonball.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
Queens’ College
Owing its name to two Queens, this hall is located in one of the oldest colleges at Cambridge University.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom
Parker Library
Welcome to Cambridge University’s Parker Library, the crown jewel of historical artifacts in a place that was founded just a few years before the Magna Carta was signed.
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Oxford, United Kingdom
All Souls College
This college is virtually unchanged since its opening in 1438, whispering centuries of stories to its visitors. The most famous tale of all? A Duck on Parade.
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Evian-les-Bains, France
Palais Lumière
A fitting name for two brothers who illuminated the world on the wonders of cinema.
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
RISD Nature Lab
Students are encouraged to seek inspiration often hidden in plain sight - or rather as seen through a super-microscope.
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Oberlin, Ohio, United States
Oberlin College Bibbins Hall
There once was a time when musical instruments were an unwelcome sound in this conservatory of music.
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Angoulême, France
Lycée de l’Image et du Son d’Angoulême (LISA)
Now known as the Ville de l’Image, or City of the Image, it is home to a high school that specializes in visual and audiovisual communication.
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Poznań, Poland
Collegium Maius
Now a school of medicine, this university can trace its roots back to a king.
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Columbia, California, United States
Old Columbia Schoolhouse
California's first two-story brick schoolhouse.
Tokyo, Japan
University of Tokyo
A building grand enough to receive the Japanese emperor on his visits to the capital.
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Belgrade, Serbia
Captain Miša’s Mansion
Once a royal residence, this Mansion now welcomes university students through its halls.
Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon Geographic Society
This exploration society emerged as a great connector of Portugues citizens and students living across the globe.
La Jolla, California, United States
Salk Institute
This scientific research institute is considered the defining work of architect Louis Kahn.