― High Schools
Transformative facilities that support the future
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Introduction ― 4 Selected Projects ― 8
Front Cover and Left: Springfield School District, Springfield High School, Springfield, Pennsylvania
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― High Schools
Environments that reflect goals and passions The high schools of the future must be nimble—not only for their students and teachers, but also for entire communities. These schools are called on to prepare students with the perspectives and skills they will need. This looks different for every community. From career academies to small learning communities, project-based learning to International Baccalaureate, and urban to rural.
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High Schools
Innovative learning environments for communities of the future
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High school facilities should reflect the goals and passions of both students and the community. As the final educational home of students before entering college or career, these facilities act as a crucial link to both of these worlds. Our secondary schools are called on to prepare students with the perspectives and skills they will need.
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― High Schools
Selected Projects
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Springfield High School Springfield, Pennsylvania
Client: Springfield School District Size: 236,270 square feet (21,950 square meters) Completion Date: 2020
― WHAT IT IS
A school that “works hard” featuring an efficient and flexible use of space to accommodate a wide range of activities. 10
The planning for the 1,400-student replacement school is the result of a series of collaborative workshops attended by nearly 40 administrators, educators, and students.
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Springfield High School
― WHAT MAKES IT RELEVANT
Organized around an open courtyard the school is separated into three distinct areas that can be zoned securely for shared community/public use.
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Springfield High School
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Belmont Middle and High School Belmont, Massachusetts Client: Town of Belmont Size: 445,100 square feet Completion Date: 2021 Sustainability: Targeting Net Zero Energy
― WHAT IT IS
A school that emphasizes handson learning and colocates students on one campus while encouraging multi-age learning.
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To maintain separate identities of the middle and high school—in a single building—the design team developed separate entrances and pick-up/drop-off sequences.
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Belmont Middle and High School
― WHAT MAKES IT RELEVANT
Our interdisciplinary perspective helped the Belmont community take a holistic approach to establishing their vision.
We understand that settling into a new building can be both energizing and stressful for students. At the new school, we invented a way for students to connect to their previous academic homes and take ownership of their new space. At the school’s entry, we designed a series of hinged, perforated panels, which are home to ultra-high-resolution photographs of past student murals. As the school evolves and the students invent within the building, the perforated panels become a home for new traditions and a new venue for student creativity.
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Belmont Middle and High School
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Billerica Memorial High School Billerica, Massachusetts Client: Town of Billerica, Massachusetts School Building Authority Size: 325,000 square feet Completion Date: 2019 (building); 2020 (site) Sustainability: LEED Silver ®
― WHAT IT IS
A new high school that honors Billerica’s legacy and embodies their community values.
This agile building promotes collaboration and hands-on learning, by cultivating individual talents.
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Billerica Memorial High School
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The redesigned visual identity is seamlessly integrated in the architecture.
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Billerica Memorial High School
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Charles R. Drew Charter School Junior and Senior Academy Atlanta, Georgia Client: Atlanta Public Schools Size: 205,000 square feet (19,045 square meters) Completion Date: 2014 Sustainability: LEED Gold® Awards: Design Award of Excellence, American Institute of Architects, Georgia Association, 2016 b.o.b. Forum Design Award for Sustainable Design, IIDA Georgia, 2015 Green Awards: First Place Winner, Green Building & Design Magazine, 2015 Architectural Showcase Grand Prize Award New Construction/Addition, Learning by Design Spring, 2015
― WHAT IT IS
Based on the STEAM model, the program strengthens an interdisciplinary curriculum. Spaces support project-based learning, collaboration, and peer-to-peer learning. 28
Atlanta Public Schools,Charles R. Drew Charter School Junior and Senior Academy, Atlanta, Georgia
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Charles R. Drew Charter School Junior and Senior Academy
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
This signature building is a community symbol and completes the school’s vision to transform lives through a “cradle-to-college” education.
↑ The learning commons/ media center serves as a central learning hub and features stadium seating benches.
→ This transparent architecture changes the life of the school both functionally and experientially.
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Charles R. Drew Charter School Junior and Senior Academy
― WHAT MAKES IT COOL
The only LEED building in the East Lake community, it serves as a teaching tool and helps to create awareness while changing lives.
William Jones College Preparatory High School Chicago, Illinois Client: Public Building Commission of Chicago / Chicago Public Schools Size: 278,000 square feet (25,827 square meters) Completion Date: 2013 Awards: Distinguished Building Award, AIA Chicago, 2014 Grow Category, Honorable Mention, Architect Magazine, Annual Design Review, 2014 Award of Merit, Exhibition of Educational Environment - Illinois Association of School Boards (IASBO) 2014 Good Neighbor Awards, Chicago Association of Realtors, 2014 Architectural Record, Schools of the 21st Century Issue, 2014
― WHAT IT IS
A unique stacking plan vertically disperses this replacement school’s program within a small site, expanding the possibilities for urban educational design.
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Public Building Commission of Chicago / Chicago Public Schools, William Jones College Preparatory High School, Chicago, Illinois
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At street level, a 3-story lobby and pre-function space supports a 500seat auditorium which can be shared with the public for afterhours use.
William Jones College Prep High School
→ A natatorium and gymnasium support athletic functions on the top occupied level and provide views to Lake Michigan and Grant Park.
← Due to the compact urban site, the school’s functions are dispersed vertically over seven occupied floors.
Byron Nelson High School CTE and Capacity Expansion Trophy Club, Texas Client: Northwest Independent School District Size: 72,000 square feet (new construction) (6,689 square meters), 52,000 square feet (renovation) (4,830 quare meters), 14,000 square feet (addition) (1,300 square meters) Completion Date: 2020
― WHAT IT IS
An 800-student CTE expansion that encourages students to pursue their college and career aspirations.
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A monumental staircase sits within the multistory rotunda volume overlooking the outdoor courtyard, giving the school a college campus feel and motivating students to step outside.
Byron Nelson High School CTE and Capacity Expansion
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― WHAT MAKES IT RELEVANT
Collaboration areas are included throughout to support small-group learning sessions and provide opportunities for students to pause as they traverse across the large campus. 41
Manor Senior High School Manor, Texas Client: Manor Independent School District Size: 187,000 square feet (17,372 square meters) Completion Date: 2018
― WHAT IT IS
Built to support growth within the district, this school serves juniors and seniors and features an expansive college and career center.
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Manor Independent School District, Manor Senior High School, Manor, Texas
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Ballou Senior High School Washington, DC Client: District of Columbia Public Schools Size: 356,000 square feet (33,073 square meters) Completion Date: 2015 Sustainability: LEED Gold® Awards: Best of Year, Education, Interior Design Magazine, 2015 Award of Excellence for Best Institutional Facility, NAIOP Maryland/DC Chapter, 2015
― WHAT IT IS
This sustainable school is organized into five distinct academies and promotes student success while serving as a community asset.
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District of Columbia Public Schools, Ballou Senior High School, Washington, DC
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New Upper Arlington High School Upper Arlington, Ohio Client: Upper Arlington City Schools Size: 418,000 square feet (38,833 square meters) Completion Date: 2022
― WHAT IT IS
Designed to effortlessly weave into the community this futureready school will promote cross-disciplinary learning via the strategic distribution of specialty programs.
Designed for flexibility, meaningful collaboration and interdisciplinary instruction, the classroom studios all open to shared collaborative project-based learning commons, one of which is entirely STEM focused.
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Captivating school environments that cultivate young minds.
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Billerica Memorial High School Billerica, Massachusetts
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