By Jamie Johnson, Building Kentucky
Trinity High School in Louisville has announced the plans to build a new STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Career Center to offer new classes and larger, better-equipped lab spaces. The project is being designed by the architecture firm Luckett & Farley.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, STEM careers are growing in America and often allow students to achieve higher wages in adulthood. The STEM Career Center at Trinity High School will allow new courses to be taught including advanced computer-aided design, engineering and design III and electrical engineering II. These new courses, in addition to other initiatives at the career center, will provide students with transferable skills for college-level engineering courses and direct-to-career pathways.
“Designing STEM facilities is profoundly rewarding for our team. These projects not only challenge us to innovate but also play a pivotal role in shaping modern educational environments,” said Aric Andrew, Market Director for Higher Education, Luckett & Farley. “By creating spaces that foster collaboration and hands-on learning, we support new teaching methods centered around maker culture, ultimately inspiring the next generation of thinkers and creators.”
The new facility will contain 3,600 square feet of learning space, up from the school’s 1,600 square feet of space currently dedicated to STEM. The new building will be located on the school’s campus at the corner of Westport Road and Sherrin Avenue in St. Mattews and will provide a new northern campus gateway.
The school has teamed up with Luckett & Farley to design this project with the needs of students front and center. The firm has also designed the University of Louisville Speed School of Engineering Student Success Center currently under construction and completed the master plan for the University of Louisville Speed School.
“At Luckett & Farley, we believe in the power of innovative design to shape a brighter future for our community. It’s an honor to work on a project that will inspire and empower the next generation right here on this campus,” said Mark Thomas, Senior Architect at Luckett & Farley and Trinity Alumnus, Class of 2006.
The architectural features of the space include a covered multifunctional space for outdoor classes and school events, larger, better-equipped lab spaces, a modern campus aesthetic with passive shade strategies, plans for solar panels and geothermal heating and a statement stair tower with illuminated beacon. The building will also serve as a visual entrance to the school’s grounds from Westport Road.
Luckett & Farley is one of the country’s longest continually operating architectural groups. While headquartered in Louisville, the firm has completed projects across the country with focuses on corporate commercial and hospitality spaces, government and civic locations, higher education institutions, industrial environments and distilled spirits manufacturing and hospitality destinations. For more information, visit luckett-farley.com.
