Southwest High School

Albuquerque, New MexicoHigh School

Design Concept / Projects Under Construction Award Perkins+Will

2008 Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture

Southwest High School

Courtyard ViewCommunity Environment:• Community History• Changing Social Context• Involved Community enhanced by

cultural heritage and embracing new diversity

• Growth …..maintaining culture…..realizing benefits and realities of quick expansion District Growth Stat’s

• Involved, concerned

Interior Rendering -AcademyLearning Environment:• Integrated “Smaller” learning

communities within context of traditional high school

• Commitment to integrating curriculum

• Flexible Student “owned” collaborative spaces

• Project Based Learning• Focus on relationships student

achievement • Community “Places for Learning’ • Campus Organization based on

Preservation of “Place/Community”• Partnerships with Higher Education

and Community Library

Interior Rendering – Collaborative SpaceLearning Environment: • Program Organization promoting

interaction with traditional Program Spaces

• Development of Social interactive spaces reflecting global societal evolution

• Connection to landscape and outdoor places for learning

• All spaces orientate/invite natural light and views to desert mesa and Sandia Mountains

• Promote collaboration of instructional team within “SLC’s”

Exterior Rendering Physical Environment :• Desert Mesa• On leading edge of “development”• Preservation of natural landscape

—”PAST” • Gently sloping site affording views

to picturesque Sandia Mountain Range defining “place”

• Considerable climatic diversity which serves to define and promote sense of place

• Sustainable design responses

Overall Campus RenderingPhysical Environment:• Conceptual Planning responding to

solar orientation, diverse climatic analysis, preservation of Physical Environment …Views

• Views to and from campus and each individual space

Organization DiagramPlanning Process:• Comprehensive…Collaborative

process with multiple user groups• Sharing of District Research and

commitment to “Smaller Learning Communities”

• High Schools of the Future “Visioning” Workshop

• Direction from District Planning/Programming Committee

• Community Workshops

Campus Floor PlanPlanning Process:• Vision of Campus experience with

realities of developing program in excess of 460,000 SF of building area

• Sustainable Design Workshops• Site Planning Charette• Conceptual Planning Charettes • District Facilities Maintenance and

Operations Program workshops

Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2008 Project Data

Submitting Firm : Perkins+WillProject Role Design ArchitectProject Contact Wendell Vaughn, AIA, LEED APTitle PrincipalAddress 617 West 7th Street, Suite 1200City, State or Province, Country Los Angeles, CA 90017Phone 213.270.8400

Joint Partner Firm: FBT ArchitectsProject Role Lead Local ArchitectProject Contact Christopher Bard, AIATitle PrincipalAddress 6100 Indian School Road NE, Suite 210City, State or Province, Country Albuquerque, NM 87110Phone 505.883.5200

Other Firm:Project RoleProject ContactTitleAddressCity, State or Province, CountryPhone

Construction Firm: Gerald MartinProject Role General Contractor (Phase I)Project ContactTitleAddressCity, State or Province, CountryPhone

Exhibition of School Planning and Architecture 2008 Project Details

Project Name Southwest High School 

City Albuquerque 

State New Mexico 

District Name Albuquerque Public Schools 

Supt/President Elizabeth Everitt 

Occupancy Date  August 2008 (Phase I)

Grades Housed 9-12 

 

Capacity(Students)  2,400

Site Size (acres) 65 acres 

Gross Area (sq. ft.) 470,000 sf 

Per Occupant(pupil) 196 sf/pupil 

gross/net please indicate  

 

Design and Build?  Yes

If yes, Total Cost: $108,000,000 

Includes:  

 

If no,  

Site Development:  

Building Construction:  

Fixed Equipment:  

Other:  

 

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Smaller Learning Communities

Site Context/Aerial

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