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Architects present reimagined downtown K–6 campus centered on Old High arts pavilion
Summary
Marble Fairbanks presented a concept design for a combined K–6 Bentonville school that preserves the Old High building as an arts pavilion, emphasizes outdoor learning courtyards and community rentable spaces, and includes parking and bus/drop configurations.
Marble Fairbanks on Tuesday presented Bentonville School District board members with a concept design for a combined K–6 school that preserves the district’s Old High building as an arts pavilion and places classrooms around terraced outdoor courtyards.
The design team said the three‑story classroom wing would free up perimeter fields, provide direct outdoor access from every classroom, and anchor community‑facing spaces — including a dining commons with a culinary test kitchen and a rentable wing near the Old High arts pavilion and amphitheater.
The project team said the master plan grew from guiding principles set with district leaders in January: active, hands‑on learning; connection to nature; student‑centered social‑emotional design; creativity; and downtown…
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