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Board hears design for downtown K–6 campus centered on historic Old High
Summary
Architects from Marble Fairbanks presented a concept for a combined K–6 downtown campus that preserves Old High as an arts pavilion, centers classrooms around terraced outdoor courtyards and includes community‑facing spaces. The project is in a review period and the team expects to finalize plans in October.
Marble Fairbanks presented a concept design for a combined K–6 downtown campus that preserves the historic Old High building and frames the new addition as a community‑facing school.
The firm told the Bentonville School District board the design centers classrooms around terraced courtyards to connect indoor learning with outdoor spaces and places the historic Old High as an "arts pavilion" serving both school and public events. "Old High is maintained but reimagined as an arts…
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