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Metea Valley High School
From the beginning, architects DLR Group designed Metea Valley High School in Aurora, Illinois, to light up education, both literally and figuratively. The sprawling campus with room for 3,000 students is broken down into a handful of more intimate, human-scale learning spaces, called “think t… Read More
Controlled daylight also pours into the school’s innermost areas, traditionally a structure’s darkest, from the courtyards.
Photo credit: James Steinkamp Photography
Because translucent Kalwall admits so much controlled daylight, the school’s exterior light-harvesting system, which monitors indoor light levels, can actually turn off electric lights in public spaces automatically when they are not needed.
Photo credit: James Steinkamp Photography
Controlled daylight also pours into the school’s innermost areas, traditionally a structure’s darkest, from the courtyards.
Photo credit: James Steinkamp Photography
Two interior courtyards, open to the sky, offer fresh air during free periods. Shaped a bit like a bow tie, Metea combines three concepts – mind, in the midsection, and body and soul on either end – to offer students 21st-century school experience.
Photo credit: James Steinkamp Photography
