Reply to Woodward Auditorium Construction Advocacy Ahead of Monday County Council Meeting

Forum Index » Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)

Reply to "Woodward Auditorium Construction Advocacy Ahead of Monday County Council Meeting"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Einstein's modernization and addition cost $24.5 million in 1997 and won at least two architectural awards.

"The Board recognized Stephen Parker of Grimm and Parker Architects, who received the
Honor Award for Architectural Excellence from the Potomac Valley Chapter of the
American Institute of Architects (AIA). The project was chosen for the AIA award from
among more than 133 projects locally and throughout the country. The award was
presented to the Montgomery County Public Schools and the firm of Grimm and Parker
Architects, located in Calverton, Maryland. The $25.4 million modernization and addition
project was completed in two years for the opening of Albert Einstein High School in
September 1997. The Albert Einstein High School project will also receive an award for
architectural design from the National Association of School Boards at the organization's
annual conference in March."

[url]https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/district/boe/meetings/minutes/1998/minutes.011398.pdf[/url][/quote]

There is no way they spent that much.  And, if they did it needs to be redone again. [/quote]

Whatever they spent, a façade is a...façade.  Window dressing.  May be nice to view from the parking lot.  Walk just inside and...very uninspiring.

It needs to be expanded (with whatever on-par updates would make it not need such consideration for many years, as should any major capital project) unless significant population is shifted west with the Woodward boundary study or a new HS is created very quickly to address continued DCC-area population growth.[/quote]

It's incorrect to say it was just a façade. Main Street, the catwalks, the classrooms above, the main office below, and the cafeteria were redone.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics