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THE FORMAL ELEVATION WHICH FACES THE PLAZA BECOMES A TRANSIENT FACE. WHILE THE SECOND FACADE, CONTINUING TO FACE THE SAN JUAN MARKET, BECOMES A PLAYFUL SHIELD. IT IS TEXTURALLY DIVERSE AND FLAVORFUL. THIS FACADE BECOMES LIFTED TO ALLOW A FLOW OF TRAFFIC INTO A SEMI-PUBLIC SPACE HELD IN FRONT OF THE EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUILDING. ON THE LOWER LEVEL STORES, RESTAURANTS, AND SEMI-PUBLIC PLAZA ARE HELD. ABOVE, THE FLOORS BECOME THE LEARNING AND EXPERIMENTAL ZONES OF THE ACADEMY. A TANGENTIAL LECTURE HALL VOLUME HANGS OFF THE CORE OF THE ACADEMY. THE CARVED VOLUME THEN CREATES A TRANSITIONAL ZONE BEFORE THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUILDING.
