https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1115-corner-greer-associates en-us goncharj@bnpmedia.com (Joann Gonchar, FAIA) After a deadly tornado tore through Joplin, Missouri last year on May 22, leveling the town’s high school, district officials pledged to be ready for the regularly scheduled start of the academic year—less than three months away.

]]> joplin-high-school.asp Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:30:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/6491-joplin-high-school The architects gave the interim school's facade a graphic treatment. Joplin High SchoolCorner Greer & Associates, DLR GroupJoplin, MissouriThe architects gave the interim school's facade a graphic treatment.Photo © Alistair Tutton The tornado that swept through Joplin on May 22, 2011 crushed the town's late 1950s school. Joplin High SchoolCorner Greer & Associates, DLR GroupJoplin, MissouriThe tornado that swept through Joplin on May 22, 2011 crushed the town's late 1950s school.Photo © Alistair Tutton Sliding doors between classrooms are intended to facilitate collaboration among teachers. Joplin High SchoolCorner Greer & Associates, DLR GroupJoplin, MissouriSliding doors between classrooms are intended to facilitate collaboration among teachers.Photo © Alistair Tutton The tornado that swept through Joplin on May 22, 2011 crushed the town's late 1950s school. Joplin High SchoolCorner Greer & Associates, DLR GroupJoplin, MissouriThe tornado that swept through Joplin on May 22, 2011 crushed the town's late 1950s school.Photo © Alistair Tutton The vacant department store's blank facade before its transformation into a school for a 1,000 students. Joplin High SchoolCorner Greer & Associates, DLR GroupJoplin, MissouriThe vacant department store's blank facade before its transformation into a school for a 1,000 students.Photo © Alistair Tutton The 96,000-square-foot store's interior before conversion. Joplin High SchoolCorner Greer & Associates, DLR GroupJoplin, MissouriThe 96,000-square-foot store's interior before conversion.Photo © Alistair Tutton Sliding doors between classrooms are intended to facilitate collaboration among teachers. Joplin High SchoolCorner Greer & Associates, DLR GroupJoplin, MissouriSliding doors between classrooms are intended to facilitate collaboration among teachers. Photo © Alistair Tutton The school has plenty of spaces where students can gather to chat or study together. Joplin High SchoolCorner Greer & Associates, DLR GroupJoplin, MissouriThe school has plenty of spaces where students can gather to chat or study together.Photo © Alistair Tutton