The two-story arc shaped building was designed with separate high school STEAM and elementary/middle school experience designated entrances with the intention to provide a foundational system promoting curiosity, cultivating future-ready skills, and preparing Allen ISD students for success in STEAM-related areas. The center offers specialized spaces such as engineering and robotics labs, computer labs, computer maintenance instructional programs, science and physics labs, math classrooms, and studios for the architecture and interior design programs. Collaboration spaces, common areas, and huddle rooms are situated throughout the facility to provide a range of places for groups to collaborate on projects. Throughout the center, visibility and transparency across disciplines creates an open co-creative atmosphere that provides younger students a window to the advanced upper classes.The design integrates a rich outdoor setting, providing learning trails and ecological zones for exploration.
VLK’s Project Design for Allen ISD STEAM Center Earns Caudill Award
VLK Architects' Allen ISD STEAM Center Wins Six "Stars of Distinction"
VLK Project Selected for the 2020 AIA Fort Worth Excellence in Architecture: Design Awards
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