This project truly embodies ‘All in for Albany.' This new building is a critical part of our collective efforts to increase student success at Albany High School and across the district.”
New Academic Building Addition
A new three-story, 120,000 square-foot academic building behind the original school is a major element of Phase 1. Classroom design will support active learning with flexible furniture to enable classroom rearrangement and support individual or team-based clusters. Color, lighting and transparency brighten classrooms to create visual connectivity.
Faculty Office Spaces
The new academic building is home to three academies, each with its own floor: Discovery, Leadership and Innovation. Each floor contains administrative office space for each academy, featuring a reception desk, faculty offices, lounge area and private booths for confidential conversations between faculty and students.
New Art and Music Addition
Phase 2 features the construction of a two-story, 39,000 square foot Art and Music building addition at the front of the high school. Art classrooms will mirror studio spaces with large windows for natural light, modular group tables, and high ceilings. Music students will have a designated instruction and rehearsal space with new instrument storage and acoustic treatments for optimal sound quality.
Pool Renovation and Renewal
The high school's pool had been out of service since 2015, when aging infrastructure caused the collapse of an outside wall, calling for a state-of-the-art renovation and renewal. Modern lighting, new diving pedestals, and spectator seating give athletes an ideal facility to compete.
