Koning Eizenberg's scheme deals with accessibility by keeping
the programmatic elements on one level, a gesture that works
but is ultimately anti-urban and only possible due to Chicago
Public School's site selection. Future schools would most likely
be limited to smaller sites and require vertical designs, rendering
this winning design as a singular entity unable to act as a precedent.
This shortcoming does not detract from the architect's design
which successfully melds inside and outside through the roof
form and creates an intimate scale appropriate for its use.
