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Tolleson board favors ‘River Nexus’ design for new high school after DLR workshop
Summary
Design team from DLR Group presented three concept schemes for Tolleson’s new high school ("School 8"). After presentations, board members signaled unanimous support for the River Nexus concept and directed the design team to develop it further and return with refinements, sustainability details and scheduling information.
Tolleson Union High School District trustees heard three architectural concepts for the district’s planned eighth high school on a special study session and indicated unanimous support for the River Nexus concept, designers and board members said.
The DLR Group design team, working with consultants including Root Architects and Chase (construction manager), presented three distinct campus concepts — “Arroyo,” “Cactus Petals,” and “River Nexus” — after a year of visioning, student engagement and community surveys. The board and design team described the vote as direction to proceed with detailed schematic design of the River Nexus option rather than a formal ordinance-level decision.
Designers said the concepts incorporated feedback from teachers, staff and students gathered through visioning sessions, a photo-voice assignment and a community survey. Those engagement activities prioritized natural light, flexible learning spaces, connections to nature, and CTE (career and…
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