Bold color and ample daylight enliven a first-of-its-kind facility designed by Katherine Hogan Architects for North Carolina’s Wake County Public School System.
Constructed primarily with mass timber, the project features extensive daylighting, spacious classrooms and common spaces, and purposeful acoustics throughout.
Born in Warsaw, the RIBA Gold Medal–winning architectural historian held positions as a lecturer and professor at a range of institutions, including the University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School of Design.
With its extensive glazing, outdoor classrooms, and sustainability strategies, James Lawson High School charts a new path while carrying on a tradition of acceptance.
Exploring forgotten 1970s experiments with passive solar design in the American Southwest, the book reveals timely lessons for sustainable architecture.