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2011 Two separate schools with a joint commons area, Edy Ridge Elementary and Laurel Ridge Middle Schools are distinguished by skillful use of wood, masonry, and glass.
EDY RIDGE ELEMENTARY/LAUREL RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLS Sherwood, OR
Designing What Works Five diverse projects that share an inventive sensibility earn Honorable Mention Awards. By Sally Zakariya
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rom a stately, historic East Coast high school to a canyon-style elementary school out West, these varied projects have one important characteristic in common: inviting, flexible, thoughtful spaces that work for learning. Despite their different approaches, all five deliver learning environments well suited to the institution’s educational programming and student population as well as its physical setting within the wider community. And all five, the judges agreed, deserve Honorable Mention Awards in this fall’s LEARNING BY DESIGN.
EDY RIDGE ELEMENTARY/LAUREL RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLS Dull Olson Weekes Architects By designing two separate schools joined by a connective commons area and a shared community building, the architects have created a welcoming campus in Sherwood, OR. The judges were struck by the degree of openness in the environment and the skillful use of wood, masonry, and glass—including etched glass panels that identify different areas. The transparency of the media center walls “draws you straight www.learningbydesign.biz | L e a r n i n g B y D e s i g n F A L L 2 0 1 1
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