Washington-Liberty High School

This Next Generation Learning design replaces the old school through a 3 ½-year, occupied, phased construction process. The new design respects Arlington’s rich, historic, Art Deco tradition, acknowledges its civic role, proclaims its high standards for student accomplishment, and promotes sustainability. Simulating the college experience, teachers are provided personal and work space in collaborative planning centers on each floor.

All major programmatic spaces are organized around a central circulation spine, Main Street. Spaces for informal gathering and discussion are provided to generate the free-flow of academic and social energy. Some of these dynamic spaces throughout the school include a large Library balcony, a plaza/amphitheater outside the Dining Room, the Courtyard, and a Cyber Café.