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General Project Information

Architectural Credit:

Perkins&Will

Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Project Substantial Completion Date: 8/15/2020
Program type(s): Education - K-12 School
Total Site Area (gross sq. ft): 971388
Total Building Area (gross sq. ft): 173000
Project substantial completion date: 8/15/2020
Climate zone: 8b
Project site: Previously developed land, Historic structure or district
Project team: 
Engineer - Civil: Civilitude
Engineer - MEP: Jose I. Guerra
Engineer - Structural: Intelligent Engineering Services
General Contractor: Cadence McShane
Landscape Architect: Coleman & Associates
Technology: True North Consulting
Food Service Consultant: Worrell Design Group

Project Overview:
Eastside Early College High School was designed as more than just a school building. Its design intentionally connects a marginalized community, acknowledging its past, supporting its present, and offering opportunities for its future. The building's base incorporates the original Anderson High School's brick and midcentury modern lines, honoring the deep African American history of the site. Rising from this foundation, the new campus symbolizes the perseverance of a community whose school was closed by federal court order during desegregation.

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