Construction Update: The Heights Building at Wilson Secondary School
Construction is ongoing at Bjarke Ingels Group’s (BIG) The Heights Building for the Wilson Secondary School in Arlington, Virginia. Designed by BIG in collaboration with Leo A Daly, the massing features a series of classroom bars rotated along a single hinge point, with planted terraces on each roof. The building’s large public program spaces, including the auditorium and gym, are tucked below the rotating bars.
Architects: Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) with Leo A Daly; Client: Arlington Public Schools; Program: Secondary School; Location: Arlington, VA; Completion: 2020.
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