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Len Gereau Center for Applied Technology and Career Exploration (CATCE)
1996, Hayes, Seay, Mattern and Mattern. 150 Technology Dr.
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(HABS/photo by Tim Buchman)
This dramatic red, white, and blue facility was established to enable middle school students to explore career and educational opportunities while developing workplace skills in a businesslike environment. Designed to convey a corporate image, the main portion of the building is a long rectangle with a bright blue metal roof pierced by six centered rectangular ventilation dormers. The straight lines of the building are softened by a curved one-story auditorium on the far right. The first story is red brick and the second story is sheathed in white metal. The large, two-story central commons on the right side of the main section, glazed to light the interior, is a lively multi-use area that can serve as a cafeteria or a study/conference/lecture hall. The commons has direct access to the eight surrounding modular spaces that can be reconfigured for instruction in various careers.
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Anne Carter Lee
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