Cajon High School Addition
Honorable Mention
Learning By Design Magazine
The Recognition
The Cajon High School addition was recognized with an Honorable Mention in the Spring 2022 Learning By Design Magazine’s Education Facilities Design Awards Showcase. This national program highlights the most innovative and effective learning environments, with Cajon High School selected for its innovative campus transformation and focus on sustainability.
The progressive campus vision combined education with social learning and wellness, redefining the campus core with sustainability at the forefront. Jurors noted the design’s “innovative layout with soft and inviting edges and strong inside-outside connection,” calling it a “world-class experience that redefines what school can be, how learning occurs, and the ways knowledge acquisition is integrated into students’ lives.”
Cajon High School redefined what a school can be, uniting sustainability, dynamic education and social connection.
Behind the Design
- Bold, student-centered master plan
- A sweeping roof that blurs thresholds between interior and exterior
- A vibrant arena created between two existing buildings provides flexible spaces for science fairs, robotics competitions, yoga, group presentations, and mobile clinics
- Curved classrooms and library spaces designed to dismantle traditional hierarchies and promote equity
- NAC Architecture partnered with Verdical Group to deliver:
- Sustainability visioning and programming
- Whole-building Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Guidance for LEED certification, Net Zero Energy (ZNE) strategies, and the Living Building Challenge (LBC)
Learn more at NACArchitecture.com.