The AHS Building Committee will vote on one preferred design concept in late June for submission to the MSBA in early July. Community feedback is important to the committee and is one of many criteria that will be taken into account.   Complete the Online Feedback Form In order to provide the most informed opinions possible, we suggest reviewing the June …

Read the third in a series of Ponderings blog posts summarizing essential materials developed during the Feasibility Study.   The series includes: Creating the Educational Vision Educational Program Summary Proposed Spaces within the Future AHS These materials were developed in response to the following core questions that will guide the design: What is important to AHS? Where is AHS now, and where does it …

Read the second in a series of Ponderings blog posts summarizing essential materials developed during the Feasibility Study.   The series includes: Creating the Educational Vision Educational Program Summary Proposed Space Summary for the Future AHS These materials were developed in response to the following core questions that will guide the design: What is important to AHS? Where is AHS now, and where does …

Read the latest in the May ‘AHS Building Project Bulletin‘. In this issue: Design Forum June 4 Ponderings blog post: Creating the Educational Vision Ponderings blog post: Preliminary Designs Chosen AHS Tour Highlight Video Subscribe to receive these occasional Bulletins and stay up-to-date on this complex project.

Wondering what the inside of AHS looks like?  We’ve created four short videos highlighting some key areas within the school.  Assistant Principal Bill McCarthy highlights existing needs and future plans for: Multidisciplinary Makerspace Media Center Science classrooms Auditorium View additional videos and photos of AHS.  We would like to thank ACMi for equipment and editing assistance.

Our latest Ponderings blog post is the first in a three-part series summarizing essential materials developed during the Feasibility Study.   The series includes: Creating the Educational Vision Educational Program Summary Proposed Space Summary for the Future AHS These materials were developed in response to the following core questions that will guide the design: What is important to AHS? Where is AHS …

7-9pm, Arlington Town Hall Get up to speed with the AHS Building Project! Let the Building Committee know what you think!   The Building Committee will be submitting the Preferred Schematic Design Option for the new/rebuilt high school in July and is seeking community input. At this forum: HMFH Architects will present more details about the four design options MSBA …

Arlington Public News explored the complex world of the Mass. School Building Authority and how it determines what gets funded with HMFH Architect’s Project Manager Lori Cowles.

The AHS Building Committee has determined that renovating the existing AHS facility – without constructing any additions – is not suitable for the following reasons Inability to accommodate enrollment growth Retrofitting the current program into the existing facility would result in an extremely inefficient layout without desired adjacencies Due to construction design, there would be severe limitations in some areas …

On April 10th the AHS Building Committee discussed eight preliminary design concepts developed by HMFH Architects for the future high school.  The committee selected four concepts to further refine and explore: two renovation/addition options and two all new construction options.  Read our Ponderings blog post for the details.