A school boarding facility designed by architecture studios Aleph Zero and Rosenbaum, said to be "reinventing Brazilian vernacular", has won this year's RIBA International Prize.
Dezeen is media partner for the RIBA International Prize 2018, which pays tribute to the most impressive and innovative buildings from all around the world.
Children Village, a 25,000-square-metre complex on the edge of a rainforest in northern Brazil, becomes the second winner of the prize.

The project provides boarding facilitates for up to 540 children, many of whom come from remote parts of the country. It follows the vision of its designers to use architecture "as a tool for social transformation".
The architects worked closely with students when developing their design, to ensure that the end result provides them with "a home away from home". "Children Village provides an exceptional environment designed to improve the lives and wellbeing of the school's children, and illustrates the immeasurable value of good educational design," said RIBA president Ben Derbyshire.

Aleph Zero and Rosenbaum, both based in Brazil, completed Children Village in 2016. It serves the Canuanã School, one of 40 education facilities run and funded by the Bradesco Foundation.
The facility comprises two identical complexes, providing separate areas for both boys and girls. Each group of buildings is arranged around three shaded courtyards, with dormitorie...