Daily Journal of Commerce, by Inka Bajandas, April 3, 2014
An architectural victory for autistic students
A rural setting is expected to help foster education at Victory Academy, on the edge of Wilsonville.
(Opsis Architecture)
(Opsis Architecture)
Opsis Architecture partner James Meyer has designed many educational spaces, but a new one for students with autism was a unique challenge.
“There are lots of subtle issues that are engaged in the space,” he said. “Literally nothing is accidental in the design.”
Last summer, Opsis staffers started designing a new home for Wilsonville-based Victory Academy. With 38 students enrolled last fall, the nonprofit private school for children with autism has reached capacity in the church space it leases.
“They were in a search for a new site,” Meyer said. “Really, the right thing to do was build a new school that was designed for autistic children.”
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