Text description provided by the architects. Located in one of the toughest areas in South Central Los Angeles this new public charter high school for 630 students is visually open but entirely secured. The area was a central trouble spot during the 1964 Watts and the 1992 Rodney King Riots. Fair Housing and school busing has plagued the area since the early 60’s where median family income is less than $35,000/year and 25% of the population lives below the poverty level.
Cite: "Animo South Los Angeles High School / BROOKS + SCARPA" 04 Jun 2018. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/895565/animo-south-los-angeles-high-school-brooks-plus-scarpa> ISSN 0719-8884
