A linear high school derives its form from site parameters, its dual scale from vehicular and pedestrian viewpoints, and its materials from industrial conventional applications. (Author)

Playing up the mechanical/structural elements of buildings to let the interiors derive expression from the building has gained wide acceptance with designers. A systems building for Milton Keynes (a new town in England), an office building lobby, and a child care center in New York illustrate how similar principles, applied to varied problems by…