Atrisco Heritage Academy High School on the southwest mesa of
Albuquerque, New Mexico is a new high school campus striving to preserve
the community's past, with an eye toward the future. The 60-acre site
is the spearhead of development in the larger, rapidly growing
community. The campus architecture and interiors boast colors and murals
that represent the unique cultural heritage of the community with a
modern bent.
The campus serves the immediate needs of 2,400 students with a
planned capacity of 3,100 students. The planning of the school involved
the students, staff and community alike. As a result, the campus
consists of career academies organized into three distinct buildings.
Each academy has planning and activity space internally and externally
to promote hands on work. Partnerships with the community create
curriculums and facilitate real life experiences that are often hard to
come by in a traditional school environment. One such partnership with
the New Mexico Educators Federal Credit Union (NMEFCU) results in a
school credit union branch as part of the International Business,
Language and Marketing Academy. Other partnerships exist with the
University of New Mexico School of Law, New Mexico Hispanic Bar and
University of New Mexico School of Medicine and Health and Sciences. The
open campus and common areas provide dynamic places for people of all
backgrounds to meet and create. Awards:
Best of 2010 Award - K-12 Education
Southwest Contractor
Exhibition of School Architecture Grand Prize, 2009
National School Boards Association
Design Concept Award, 2009
Council of Educational Facilities Planners International
Citation for Design, 2009
Pasadena & Foothill Chapter AIA
Design Award, 2008
AIA San Fernando Valley Chapter