The school district is seeking individuals who would like to be deeply involved in the Educational Vision for Arlington High School. A 60-member committee, with representation from many stakeholder groups, will meet in January and February. Note that this visioning committee is separate from the Community Forums that are also being held this winter. The composition of the AHS Educational …
The latest Ponderings Blog post, Feasibility Study Overview gives an overview of this critical part of the AHS Building Project that will ultimately determine what the future High School will look like.
The presentation that HMFH Architects gave at the MSBA Designer Selection meeting introduces the design team and highlights their experience with projects similar to Arlington High School. It also covers many factors that will be explored during the Feasibility Study. For more information about HMFH, visit our Project Partners page.
Join the discussion about improvements for Arlington High School. The first interactive public forum is scheduled for Thursday January 4, 2018 from 7-9pm at Arlington Town Hall. Additional details about this and subsequent forums will be available here soon, but mark your calendar now!
The AHS Building Committee represents Town and School administration and committees as well as the community at large. Skills include educational, financial, architectural, construction, legal, environmental and communications. The latest Ponderings Blog post, Meet the Building Committee, includes short bios of each building committee member.
The October ‘AHS Building Project Bulletin‘ provides a summary of recent news about the building project. Subscribe to receive these occasional Bulletins and stay up-to-date on this complex project. In this issue: HMFH Selected as Project Designer Ponderings Blog launched Skanska USA Hired as Owner’s Project Manager
At its meeting October 24th, the Massachusetts School Building Authority’s (MSBA) Designer Selection Panel selected HMFH Architects as the design firm. Pending successful contract negotiations, HMFH will provide crucial and broad services for the project. The Designer Selection Panel was formed by the MSBA and included 13 appointed members and three representatives of Arlington, including the Superintendent of Schools, the …
The AHS Building Committee has launched a new blog called Ponderings. The blog’s mission is to provide in-depth articles on topics of interest. Ponderings‘ first posts, ‘The Role of the Designer‘ and ‘MSBA’s Designer Selection Process‘, discusses the importance of the Designer throughout the building project as well as an explanation of how the Designer is chosen.
Arlington leaders Town Manager Adam Chapdelaine, Superintendent Kathleen Bodie and School Committee Chair Jeff Theilman represented the AHS Building Committee at the MSBA Designer Selection meeting today. Arrowstreet, Finegold Architects and HMFH Architects were chosen as the finalists. In September, six designers submitted proposals to work on the AHS building project: Arrowstreet, Drummey Rosane Anderson (DRA), Finegold Architects, Flansburgh Associates, …
The Arlington High School Building Committee views community outreach and engagement as a priority and has created a comprehensive Web site for the AHS Building Project. Using the site, residents can learn more about details of the project and sign up for e-bulletin updates.