Van Ness ES Wins Metal Architecture Design Award / by Rick Schneider

Metal Architecture has announced the 2023 Design Awards - and Van Ness Elementary School is a winner! Rooftop Gardens, smart stormwater management, and a covered outdoor classroom define the design of this LEED-S compliant green school in Southeast Washington DC.

Judge Arnold Swanborn, AIA, LEED AP, design principal, CO Architects, Los Angeles, said, “There's just sort of a simple elegance about it. It has a scalar relationship to the neighborhood ... They have this very simple sort of elegant solution to the addition, and it is quite nice architecturally.”

photos by Kris Ilich and ISTUDIO

2023 Design Award Winners | Metal Architecture