The Blackhawk Highland Middle School project was recognized as a “2014 Project of Distinction” by the Association for Learning Environments (A4LE). Through significant support in the Blackhawk community, it also received the AIA Pittsburgh’s “People’s Choice Award.”
A major expansion and reconstruction effort for the Blackhawk School District’s Highland Middle School added classrooms, significantly enlarged and updated the Library / Media Center, and added a new gymnasium, and main entrance.
The design emphasized ‘learning everywhere’, with flooring patterns, wall details, and overall themes extracted from the Middle School’s curriculum. Each of the core classroom neighborhoods was designed around a theme: ‘explorers’, ‘inventors’, and ‘pioneers’, and specific colors and patterns derived from the theme and the grade level’s educational program define each area.
