| Springfield Literacy Center in Springfield, Pennsylvania by Burt Hill, a Stantec Company |
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| Monday, 06 June 2011 08:11 | |
 Photograph: Jeffrey TotaroThe design response for the new Literacy Center is singularly focused on enhancing literacy instruction. The building is situated on a site that is a natural oasis within the suburban community context.
 Photograph: Jeffrey TotaroThe building design is infused into the landscape, naturally stepping with the topography, while engaging with the tree canopy. The natural material palette of the design complements woodlands with transparency blurring the line of interior and exterior. The built environment specifically responds to the rigorous literacy curriculum. Photograph: Jeffrey TotaroThis article is part of our coverage of the 2011 CAE Educational Facility Design AwardRelated Articles:  GFS, Sustainable Urban Science Center, Philadelphia by SMP ArchitectsPhotographs by HalkinThis project is a state-of-the-art lab classroom building... Read More >> BNIM - Greensburg Schools/Kiowa County SchoolsPhotograph ©Farshid Assassi We continue the coverage of the AIA/COTE... Read More >> SmithGroup - The Saguaro Building at Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona Photograph: Bill TimmermanThe Saguaro Building works to organize an extraordinarily... Read More >> Skidmore, Owings & Merrill - St. Albans School, Marriott Hall in Washington, DCPhotograph: © Robert PolidoriThe design reinforces the primacy of the... Read More >>Trackback(0)
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