VLK Architects has received the Caudill Award, the highest honor in the Texas Association of School Administrators Texas Association of School Boards Exhibit of School Architecture competition, for its work on Allen ISD’s STEAM.
The jury noted the design of the Allen STEAM Center stood out due to its “innovation that solved community needs and enrollment growth while looking to the horizon for determining future student interests and skills” and how the “total shift in culture occurred with an explosion of STEAM interest across the district.”
Allen STEAM was also the only project in the EoSA Competition that received all six Stars of Distinction awards, VLK said in a news release.
“The Allen ISD STEAM Center is a unique facility that empowers our students to engage in experiential learning. From the tranquil outdoor trails and pond, the hands-on makerspace…