The Heights: BIG and Leo A Daly complete terraced school building for creative learning in Arlington
Stacked onto a compact site along Arlington's Rosslyn-Ballston corridor in Virginia, The Heights by BIG and executive architect LEO A DALY is a new 180,000 square-foot academic building that brings two existing secondary schools under one roof. The Heights is BIG's first U.S. public school — and their fourth school project to be completed within the last academic year.
The Danish firm worked with Arlington Public Schools (APS), WRAP (West Rosslyn Area Plan), and the local Arlington community on the building's design, which supports H-B Woodlawn Program's visual and performing arts-focused programs as well as the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Program's resources for students aged 11 to 22 with specialized educational needs.
Designed to accommodate up to 775 students, the cascading, glazed-brick building comprises five rectangular classroom "bars" that fan out from a central axis point. Above each floor is a green ter...
Justine Testado via Archinect - News http://bit.ly/2Ntod0e
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