Niagara Falls High School
Niagara Falls, N.Y.
The Hillier Group

New York State Builds its First Privately Financed High School

© Barry Halkin

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Niagara Falls High School, the first privately financed and privately managed school construction project in New York State, is a example of a true architecture, business, technology, and community partnership developed as a result of needing to replace two aging high school facilities. The complex consists of four, four-story, theme-based academic houses. Each of these "schools-within-a-school" will serve 600 students from all four grades, providing small social groups concentrating on the basic academics of math, science, social studies, English, foreign languages, and guidance.

At the center of the complex is a completely up-to-date, flexible technology core around which everything is organized. Four support cores surround this area, designed by theme: performance, physical education, art and dining. The technology center provides both Lan and WAN networks, as well as power and data for every instructional space. In addition to the cutting-edge design of the school, each student has been given his own laptop computer, allowing ongoing Internet access both at home and at school.

Formal name of building:
Niagara Falls High School

Location:
Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Gross square footage:
400,282 square feet

Total construction cost:
$64 million

Owner:
Niagara Falls City School District

Architect's firm:
The Hillier Group
500 Alexander Park CN 23
Princeton, New Jersey 08543-0023
tel: 609-452-8888
fax: 609-452-8332
www.hillier.com