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Architects: Wheeler Kearns Architects
- Area: 6000 ft²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Steve Hall, Hall + Merrick Photographers
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Manufacturers: ELEVATE, Lutron, Pilkington, DuPont, Interface, Sherwin-Williams, ASI Storage Solutions, American Standard, Armstrong Ceilings, Beacon Athletics, Benjamin Moore, Daltile, Duraflex, Elkay, FieldTurf, Formica, GT Grandstand, Guilford of Maine, Harlequin Allegro, Husseyseating, +12
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Lead Architects: Chris-Annmarie Spencer, Larry Kearns, Tom Bader
Text description provided by the architects. With the Mansueto High School, Noble Network of Charter Schools has transformed 5.5 acres of industrial brownfield in Chicago’s largest “park desert” into a place of great opportunity for its students (comprising 98% minority and over 91% low-income.) The school’s mission starts with creating a culture for students where the only option is a success, both short and long-term. The design of the school supports this goal, organized around a central green space that emulates a college quadrangle and allows high-schoolers to envision a college future.
