Following the devastating tornado that destroyed its town and schools, Unified School District (USD) 422 chose a bold strategy to combine its schools into a single K–12 facility that would retain a distinct identity for each school function: elementary, middle and high school. The design utilizes a highly flexible, sustainable approach that constantly maintains a student-centered focus.The design reinforces this rural community’s sustainable comprehensive master plan by placing the school’s front door along Main Street.

Image Courtesy BNIM

• Architects: BNIM
• Project: Greensburg Schools/Kiowa County Schools
• Location: Greensburg, Kansas, USA
• Project Owner: Kiowa County USD 422
• Project Completion Date: July, 2010
• Project Site: Previously Developed Land
• Project Type: Education – K-12 School
• Project Site Context/Setting: Rural
• Building Gross Floor Area: 132,000 square feet
• Other Building Description: New
• Total project cost at time of completion, land excluded: $45,200,000.00

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