Martin Luther King Jr. Campus Receives Award of Merit from AIA Connecticut
JCJ Architecture (JCJ), a forward-thinking and nationally ranked planning, architecture, and interior design firm, announced that the Martin Luther King Jr. Campus has been honored with the Award of Merit in the “Interior Architecture” category in the 2022 AIA Connecticut Design Awards. Demonstrating JCJ’s resourceful design approach, the campus provides a next-generation learning environment in an existing building with significant historic features and strong sentimental connections to Hartford’s Blue Hills neighborhood. The jury commended the MLK Campus for the outstanding restoration of the 140,000 square foot original building and how the 34,000 square foot expansion was designed with a sense of simplicity that complemented and didn’t compete with the existing structure.
“Being honored in the AIA Connecticut Design Awards affirms the extensive efforts made by the JCJ team to preserve the character of this remarkable building, while creating a modern and functional learning facility for both the Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School and Breakthrough Magnet School North,” said Jeffrey K. Elliott, AIA, LEED AP, Associate Principal at JCJ Architecture. “JCJ’s close collaboration with stakeholders resulted in a richly detailed and beautiful school that will continue to serve the City and the Community for years to come.”