“Everyone was amazed at what you did to change the look and use of this school.”

Robert O. Mitchell, Jr., President
Interstate School Building Service
SC State Department of Education

 
Demonstrating an imaginative reuse of an obsolete facility with a 110,000 square foot addition, an out-of-date, mid 1950s high school was converted into the southeast’s foremost magnet high school of technology. The academy’s design projects an image that coincides with its highly technical industrial programs. This project was constructed by using the speed and economics of precast concrete architectural panels. Precast concrete is gaining recognition as a means to provide a quality building envelope that is both handsome and durable. The design of Garrett Academy is an excellent example of site usage and functional planning and projects a significant architectural statement.