RE-PIONEERING ALBION:
AN EXPLORATION INTO REVITALIZING SCHOOL DESIGN
After the completion of the 2009-2010 academic year at
UNL,
Professor Despang accepted a position with the
University of Arizona in Tucson. There his program director,
Robert Miller, allowed him to continue his work with
Boone County. His first semester in Tucson focused on school design at a variety of grade levels and in a variety of locations, including a new eco-friendly high school facility for the consolidated
Boone Central school district in
Albion.
Again all the students developed high school designs for Boone Central, giving the district a number of innovative ideas for facility expansion.
Because the students couldn’t physically visit the community, Albion residents Paul and Lori Hosford worked closely with the students via Skype and email to help them better understand the strengths and needs of rural areas.
Introduction to Course
Dalal Al-Qattan Pinwheel Energy
Danny Bachelier High School Design
Clayton Calkins School of the Earth
Stephen Elliot Brain Silo
Caleb Gaub Cave Creek High School
Jackie Hollis Transformative Learning
Jason Kosmicki Albion High School
Rauli Lehtinen Dynamic Education
Scott Owen Jr. New Vantage Point
Brittany Peters High School for Albion
Luis Quijada Suburban City High School
Meghan Sarkozi Re-Introducing History Into Learning
Marie Taylor Albion High
Rachel Tivnan Albion High School-2
THANKS
AS A CLASS WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK PAUL AND LORI HOSFORD FOR TAKING THE TIME TO EDUCATE US ON THE BEAUTY OF RURAL COMMUNITES AND ALL THAT THEY HAVE TO OFFER. IT WAS A GREAT PLEASURE WORKING WITH BOTH OF YOU DURING OUR EXPLORATION INTO NEW SCHOOL DESIGN. WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK PROFESSOR MARTIN DESPANG FOR EDUCATING US ON ECO-ARCHITECTURE AND THE POTENTIAL THERE IS TO CREATE A “POST FOSSIL” ENVRIONMENT. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU PUT INTO FURTHERING OUR EDUCATION AND ENCOURAGING US TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES.