FALLS CHURCH, Va. (Oct. 2, 2014) - Cooper Carry, a national architecture and design firm, is on the leading edge of an emerging trend, and its work in Atlanta and metro Washington, D.C., is being recognized by a global news organization.
The Associated Press recently highlighted Cooper Carry's architectural design work in the conversion of the former IBM regional headquarters in Atlanta to a high-rise high-school and a former office buidling in Falls Church, Virginia, to an elementary school. Let's go to the clip:
In the AP story, Lauren Perry Ford, a senior associate in Cooper Carry's K-12 Education Specialty Practice Group, says the team worked hard to overcome the lack of greenspace at Bailey's Upper Elementary School for the Arts & Sciences in the heart of Redskins country. (I am still allowed to write "Redskins" in this blog, despite the PTO's objection right?)
Ford said her team successfully created recreation and play areas in tight spaces. "In the second phase, we will be able to accommodate a more traditional gymnasium," the LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP BD+C) said.
In Atlanta, the conversion of the IBM campus to the new North Atlanta High School has proven that architects and designers play a critial role in the adaptive reuse of office buildings. Repurposing the 11-story tower as a much-needed high school for north Atlanta and Buckhead helped ensure that a lot of rubble would not be added to our landfills.
The hometown project was so important to Cooper Carry that co-founder Jerry Cooper remained actively involved in the design from start to finish.
The Wilbert Group, the nation's leading real estate PR firm, is proud to call Cooper Carry a client.
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