https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2724 en-us A 100-year-old institution in Houston gets an upgraded learning space.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13239 Tue, 06 Mar 2018 14:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/13239-library-at-aj-condit-elementary-school-by-vlk-architects To link the spirit of the old school to the new building, VLK Architects salvaged its 1928 brick archway, and made that a feature wall next to the entrance. Photo © Chad M. Davis To link the spirit of the old school to the new building, VLK Architects salvaged its 1928 brick archway, and made that a feature wall next to the entrance. Photo © Chad M. Davis The hall outside second-floor classrooms and labs, on the landing overlooking the central “learning commons,” doubles as a breakout space. Photo © Chad M. Davis A first-floor teaching theater extends the library’s new function as a media hub. Photo © Chad M. Davis Curvy shelves can be arranged to form reading nooks. Photo © Chad M. Davis