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Thurston Elementary School

Thurston Elementary School
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The school’s gentle, sloping silhouette mirrors the McKenzie River valley’s tree-lined hills to the south and north. Sheets of exposed, tilt-up concrete create a structural rhythm that expresses the scale of these hills and grounds the building to its site. Inside, classroom wings are connected by public zones with low rooflines that embrace the K-5 population.