Honor Award
Co mm ercial an d I n s ti t u ti o n a l Desi gn
Knoll at Dusk
Mikyoung Kim Design
project name.
location.
Stamford Environmental Studies Magnet School
Stamford, Connecticut
The Rogers School is a new environmental
magnet school that creates a vibrant
community for learning on a 13-acre
remediated brownfield site. The design
demonstrates ecological stewardship
through its four prominent environmental
demonstration components: a large
intensive green roof for educational use;
a rain garden demonstrating the natural
filtration process; a rain and stormwater collection system; and wind turbine
demonstrating ‘free energy’. The project
received a LEED Silver Status.
Designed as an outdoor classroom, the
centerpiece of the Environmental
Magnet School is the constructed stream
and wetland. Boardwalks and pathways
allow students to walk through a functioning
water system on their way to their classes.
Constructed within the former building foundation, the created water feature collects
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Stream and Rain Garden at Dusk
all stormwater from the school’s parking
lots and building rooftops.
This regenerative project offers a new
paradigm that integrates environmentally
sustainable practices into the curriculum
and environmental design of this new
“green school for future global citizens”.
Stream and Wetla