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Davenport School District wanted to create a facility that would serve as a model for all future high schools in Iowa. An existing medical office building was renovated into a state-of-the-art, 21st century education facility to house the District’s Alternative High School. In addition to an already ambitious goal, the district needed the project to be operational in less than eight months.
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MAVERICK – mav·er·ick ('mav(ә)rik/) an unorthodox or independent-minded person.
synonyms: individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, unorthodox person, original, eccentric
synonyms: individualist, nonconformist, free spirit, unorthodox person, original, eccentric
Transforming a space to engage all learners.
The project’s extraordinarily compressed schedule (seven months, nine days for DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION of phase 1) required an equally extraordinarily compressed planning process. The programming and design solution needed to be informed by ideas, aspirations, and goals of all stakeholder groups, so the planning activities were combined into a two-day Programming and Design Charrette process.
The district wanted to embrace the uniqueness of alternative learners by creating a place and community of non-conformists – a place that would enhance student pride and make the facility a destination school. The school was branded as a "school for mavericks." By celebrating their maverick nature, the district shifted the paradigm, changing the way that students viewed themselves and their ability to succeed.
The district wanted to embrace the uniqueness of alternative learners by creating a place and community of non-conformists – a place that would enhance student pride and make the facility a destination school. The school was branded as a "school for mavericks." By celebrating their maverick nature, the district shifted the paradigm, changing the way that students viewed themselves and their ability to succeed.
