Stacking the Deck

摘要

YOU DON'T necessarily expect the design of an American public school to be bold and energetic: perfunctory modern masonry boxes-usually one or two stories-seem to be a national default solution for this building type. Schools funded by taxpayer dollars are often too cautious about taking risks. But, in this case, the Arlington, Virginia, school system was willing to bet on BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), a Copenhagen firm that embraces architectural restrictions with a brazen optimism.