Dover High School and Regional Career Technical Center
Merit Award // Excellence in Architectural Design, Commercial
Architect // HMFH Architects
GC // PC Construction Company
Civil Engineer // Nobis Engineering
MEP Engineer // Garcia, Galuska, DeSousa Consulting Engineers
Structural Engineer // Foley Buhl Roberts & Associates
Landscape Architect // Halvorson | Tighe & Bond
Jury Comments
Well-developed interior and exterior spaces, carefully considered gathering, exhibition and performance spaces. Basically, a bold and thoughtful creation of the type of institutional building that the occupants can be proud of attending.
Description
The vision for Dover High School, as articulated by teachers, students, and community members, was a fully integrated High School and Career Technical Center that facilitates a broad range of educational delivery methods and inspires hands-on learning. When students and community members enter the school, they arrive at the Town Square, a central commons at the heart of the school that unifies core spaces including the gym, auditorium, and publicly focused CTE spaces. Career tech programs are fully integrated with academic spaces and purposefully visible, immersing students in a culture of making. Along with classroom and specialized learning spaces, each academic wing contains a Learning Commons with social spaces and student-centered learning nodes. The design reflects the idea of a “future proof” school, one that is truly flexible and can be re-organized by department, grade levels, or subject while maintaining equal access to the CTE and social spaces.
Sustainability Statement
