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Updated School is a Case Study in Repurpose

One of two underground schools within Fort Worth ISD, the new school replaces an underground facility built in the late 1970s, which had numerous water infiltration issues and almost no natural daylight.

By Lisa Brown | Updated on December 20, 2017

Van Zandt Quinn Elementary The new Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School allows ample daylight in every classroom.

FORT WORTH—In stark contrast to a previously dark underground school, the recently completed Van Zandt-Guinn Elementary School allows ample daylight into every classroom, the cafeteria and media center. Students, teachers and visitors enter the school through a series of community gardens and see a bright and open environment with a shared outdoor learning lab and expansive glass exteriors.

The new school replaces the existing facility built in the late 1970s, one of two underground schools within Fort Worth ISD. The underground facility had multiple water infiltration issues and allowed almost no natural daylight into the learning environments.

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