Edward "Doc" Taylor High School

Client: Alief ISD
Completion Date: 2001
Construction Cost: $48,113,000
Services: Planning, Design, Construction Administration
TASA/TASB Awards: Design, Educational Appropriateness, Innovation, Process of Planning
Accolades: 2002 IIDA/IESNA Design Award of Merit

Because the size of Taylor High School (502,000 s.f.) is similar to that of many Texas towns, the facility was developed and thought of as a small community with a city hall, main streets, business shops, residential areas, entertainment areas, as well as parks and recreation.

Along each of the three "main streets" is located the various community services, while the secondary circulation paths lead to the individual academic community needs. North main street contains the "quiet" academic core functions, while South main street accommodates the "noisy" fine arts and athletic activities. Each main street radiates out from the commons rotunda "town square" that serves as the geographic center of the campus which allows for one point security monitoring of each pedestrian pathway.