Citation recipient from the 2025 Architectural Portfolio: Alexandria City High School, Minnie Howard Campus
Key Highlights
- The school's five-story building has interdisciplinary, project-based learning environments and student-centered academic neighborhoods.
- Community amenities such as a Teen Wellness Center, Family Resource Center, and a 100-student Early Childhood Center with Head Start programming support holistic student and family needs.
The reimagined Minnie Howard Campus of Alexandria City High School in Alexandria, Virginia, delivers an inclusive, high-performance learning environment. Replacing a former ninth-grade academy, the five-story building supports interdisciplinary, project-based learning through student-centered “academic neighborhoods." A multistory Creative Commons anchors the design, blending dining, study and collaboration zones linked to arts, science and Career & Technical Education labs. Community-integrated features include a state-funded Teen Wellness Center, a Family Resource Center, and a 100-student Early Childhood Center with Head Start programming.
Read more about the Minnie Howard Campus and view at photo gallery at SchoolDesigns.com.