Eastside Early College High School

Design team
Angela Whitaker-Williams, Manuel Cadrecha, Koleman Uresti, Travis Hughbanks, Emilie Ogburn, Patrick Reinhard, Keith Curtis, Jared Serwer, Steven Brown, Christine Burton, Barbara Crum, Floyd Cline, Christian Fraser, Jennifer Ingram, Kathryn Moyers, Lauren Neefe, Hillary Pritchett, Kathryn Watson

Eastside Early College High School embodies a vision of academic excellence, multiculturalism, and community connectivity. Relocated to the historic site of the Original L.C. Anderson High School, it honors an 82-year legacy of serving the African American community in East Austin with outstanding academics, fine arts, career preparation, and athletics. Closed in 1971 because of desegregation orders, the original school saw its students scattered to other campuses. The building, vacant for decades, was left structurally condemned.

The school has been revived through historical reconstruction, an alumni gallery, and graphic history walls. Perched on a hilltop, the campus offers stunning 360-degree views, with a four-story tower featuring continuous glazing to maximize daylight. Salvaged materials from the original building, including brick, glass block, wood flooring, and décor like old scoreboards, are incorporated into the new design. Additionally, new materials were carefully selected to ensure material health, avoiding carcinogens and asthma triggers. This effort rebuilds not only the physical structure but also hope and pride of education in the community.

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