Swaim Associates Architects

Swaim Associates has significant experience in the design of education facilities. Over the years we have designed a wide range of public and private schools, from preschool to higher education, integrating the following principles:

- Schools must be inspiring, supportive, and safe learning environments for students and teachers.
- Every project is unique and must respond to its specific site, culture, and educational philosophy.
- Integrating technology and anticipating change responds to our 21st century students.
- Staff and community alike must be involved in the design process to build consensus, pride, and ownership.
- Green schools are sustainable, healthy, and enhance learning.
- School organization with pods, academics, houses, and teacher centers enhances communication and eliminates
the anonymous student.

Below is a selection of our projects in this field.

Vail Academy and High School
$5.88 Million, 34,000 SF New High School and K-8 Academy, LEED Gold Certified

Amphitheater School District Facilities Support and Services Center
$5.1 Million, 42,184 SF Pre-engineered Metal Structure

Ironwood Ridge High School
12,500 SF Classroom Addition

Amphitheater School District
Coronado K-8 School Classroom Addition and Upgrades
Nash Elementary School Classroom Addition and Upgrades

Vail School District
Numerous New Classroom Additions, Remodels and Improvements
Traffic Circulation Improvements
Transportation/Maintenance Building and Bus Yard
Ironwood Ridge High School Modular and Portable Classroom Buildings
District Office Remodeling
Cienega Preschool and Childcare
Multiple Solar Installation Projects
Various Other Projects including Greenhouses, Master Site Plans, and Shade Canopies

Flowing Wells School District
Flowing Wells High School Upgrades & Improvements
Flowing Wells High School Athletic Fields and Pool
Emily Meschter Early Childhood Center
Flowing Wells High School Fine Arts Addition
Flowing Wells High School Library
Classroom Additions at Several Elementary Schools

Sahuarita Unified School District
Artificial Turf and Track
Middle School Gymnasium
Civano Community School Master Planning Projects
Miscellaneous Other Projects

Civano Community School
4,400 SF Three Classroom K-5 School
2008 Governor's Achievement for Sustainable School Design Award
Multipurpose Room and Middle School

Vail Unified School District Capital Facilities Planning
425 Square Mile District Masterplan, Site Selection for New Schools, Growth Projection

American International School - Kingston, Jamaica
$7.8 Million, 67,000 SF, 9 Acre Campus including Grades K-12, Green Technologies

Cienega High School
$15.5 Million, 221,000 SF New High School Designed Under “Students First”

Cienega High School Athletic Fields/Park
$2.2 Million, Partnership with Pima County Parks and Recreation

Empire High School
100,500 SF Laptop Computer E-School

Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School Robins Elementary School
$6.6 Million, 57,000 SF Elementary School on 12 Acres

Robins Elementary School
$3.6 Million, 50,000 SF School
AIA Design Award

Robins Elementary School
$2.0 Million, 6 Classroom Addition

Pueblo High School
$6.5 Million, Master Plan and Implementation of Thirteen Projects

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Church $9 Million, K-8 School and Multipurpose Facility

Rincon/University High School New Classroom Building
$2.5 Million, 11 Classroom Addition

Rincon/University High School Science Classroom Remodeling
$2.4 Million, Renovation of 13 Science Classrooms

Rincon/University High School Auditorium Renovations
$2.6 Million, Renovation of the Auditorium, Little Theater and Music Rooms

White Elementary School
$2.6 Million, 10 Classroom Addition
$1.8 Million, Classroom Renovation

Reid Park Zoo Conservation Learning Center
$3.8 Million, 10,000 SF Exhibit for Practicality of Environmentally Responsible Design
First LEED Platinum Project in Southern Arizona
2008 Sonoran Institute Green Building Award
2008 Metropolitan Pima Alliance Common Ground Award
2008 Arizona Parks and Recreation Association Outstanding Facility Award

Tucson High Magnet School
$1.2 Million, Synthetic Turf Football and Soccer Field
$1.2 Million, Synthetic Rubber Track Project

TUSD – School Facilities Board Deficiencies Corrections
$11 Million Project to Improve Deficiencies Identified by the Arizona School Facilities Board
     Magee Middle School
     Dodge Middle School
     Bonillas Elementary School
     Fort Lowell Elementary School
     Soleng Tom Elementary School
     Pueblo High School
     Maxwell Middle School
     Robins Elementary School

Bonillas Elementary School
$1.8 Million, 40,000 SF, Remodeling, Renovation, and New Library Building

Hollinger Elementary School
$1.5 Million, Facility Evaluation and 69,000 SF Renovation

Pueblo High School
$1.2 Million, Renovation, Chemistry Lab and Ten General Use Science Classrooms

Collier Elementary School
El Rio Adult Education $1.1 Million, Facility Evaluation and 30,000 SF Renovation

Miles Exploratory Learning Center
New Library, 42,000 SF Renovation

Tucson Unified School District
Modular Classroom Buildings
Athletic Field Re-Crowning and Reclaimed Water Irrigation Projects
Several Studies and Miscellaneous Upgrades

El Pueblo Adult Education
14,000 SF, City of Tucson, Pima County, Pima College Partnership

El Rio Adult Education
12,000 SF, City of Tucson, Pima County, Pima College Partnership
Ocotillo Ridge Elementary School Governor’s Energy Award

Immaculate Heart Middle/High School Gymnasium
$1.6 Million, 19,000 SF

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