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A Sydney public school has been crowned the World Building of the Year, beating competition from towering skyscrapers, museums and major transport hubs to claim the title.

Darlington public school in Chippendale won the major building design prize at the 2024 World Architectural festival in Singapore, triumphing over more than 200 shortlisted entrants.

It was a second big coup for the Australian architectural firm fjcstudio after its design for Liverpool council’s new library, Yellamundie, in south-west Sydney, was named one of the world’s four most beautiful new libraries...

The Guardian: Sydney’s ‘little school project’ named World Building of the Year