Design-Forward Rural Kindergarten

Chen Yang and Liwei Guo Imagined Greenterrace Kindergarten

Chen Yang and Liwei Guo have developed a visionary concept called Greenterrace Kindergarten. The project has earned the Jury Winner distinction in the 2026 Architizer A+Awards. At its core, the architects propose a fundamental rethinking of early childhood education within the rural context of Yunnan's famed terraced landscapes.

The unbuilt Greenterrace Kindergarten project is essentially an integrated architectural landscape that merges classrooms, play areas, farmers' rest spaces, and ecological learning platforms into a single, continuous form inspired by the stepped topography of its site. The design purposefully avoids the conventional model of an isolated educational institution, instead opting for a curved, layered structure that physically and programmatically connects children with the local agricultural cycles, the seasonal rhythms of the land, and the daily life of the surrounding community.

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