Dezeen's Pinterest board featuring university buildings has been viewed more than 200,000 times. As students across the southern hemisphere return to school, we've rounded up twelve of the best projects from our Pinterest.
This roundup features distinctive university buildings from across the globe that use a variety of different textures, colours and unusual materials to stand out.
Architecture studios including Woods Bagot and Diller Scofidio + Renfro used materials such as concrete, zinc and weathering-steel cladding to create university facilities with an innovative look.
Scroll down to see seven projects from our university buildings board on Pinterest.

The Deakin Law School, Australia, by Woods Bagot
Woods Bagot was commissioned to design this university building for Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. The new campus building is comprised of a zinc-clad volume and a fluted concrete tower. In addition to classrooms, the building features an amphitheatre, study areas, technology bars and individual workspaces.
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The Prior Performing Arts Center, USA, by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
The Prior Performing Arts Center completed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro features an undulating facade of precast concrete and weathering steel panels.
The facility, which measures 8,000 square-foot, has a student centre, classrooms, two theatres and an art gallery.
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