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Exploring an alternative setting.(Metropolitan Learning Alliance)(Brief Article)

American School & University,  December, 2004  

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In a collaboration with the Mall of America - the largest shopping mall in the United States, near Minneapolis - and five school districts, the architect designed one of the first mall schools: the Metropolitan Learning Alliance (MLA).

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The school is 12,200 square feet, has only six feet of frontage in the mall, and is designed for 120 learners. Efforts were made to maximize the space to convey the school's presence to the public. A student-built wooden canoe became a centerpiece in the entry of the new space. The ...

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