Mt. Lebanon High School

Mt. Lebanon, PA

The present Mount Lebanon High School was built in 6 pieces between 1928 and 1972 and is over 700 ft long and 6 stories in height on a very complex site. In need of a renovation and addition, the District hired CFB and OWP/P for this team’s knowledge of 21st century educational initiatives, like project based learning and technology enhanced learning environments, as well the team’s architectural skill necessary to deal with an extremely complex property and project. Keeping this large and complex high school for 2,000 students open during construction will be a challenge.

The design involves keeping a piece of the original 1928 building on Cochran Road which is near and dear to the hearts of many residences of Mount Lebanon. Various other piece of the building will be demolished and reconstructed as the design evolves. A new educational wing will be built across the back of the site starting from South to North and have no part of the school higher than three stories when the project is finished.

The 485,895 SF addition and renovation will house 60 new classrooms, project studios, three gymnasiums, an 8-lane swimming pool, a 1,600-seat auditorium, a 350-seat theater, food court, learning commons and six tennis courts. The building is on-target to achieve LEED™ Silver certification. Construction began in the spring of 2011 and is expected to be complete by April 2015.