Design
D.C. Could Get This Wild, Twisty, Innovative School
The new Wilson School might be the fanciest public school building in the nation, with student needs leading its distinctive fan-like design.
Two notable architecture firms are coming together to create a new school in Rosslyn, Virginia, just outside the District of Columbia. Leo A Daly and Bjarke Ingels Group are designing a new Wilson School building—one that could be an architecturally significant project for the region.
The new building will replace the old Wilson School, a century-old building that Arlington County decided to demolish last year, much to the dismay of some residents. Officials argued that historic features that made the building distinctive had all been removed in the 1960s, including its portico, columns, and cupola.