Arbor View High School is a

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in northwestern

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Clark County,

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that opened in 2005. It is part of the

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Architecture

Arbor View was built at a total cost of $54 million, with construction beginning in March 2004 and completion occurring in August 2005. At completion it formed the largest school in the district, with a campus area of and four buildings with a total of of floor space. It was one of ten new schools that opened in the school district in 2005, one of the fastest-growing school zones in the nation. Arbor View High School is an architectural prototype, featuring a mall-style design with four two-story corner "houses" and a shared central

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. The layout is intended to help foster the feeling of a "small school environment", in the words of interim co-superintendent Walt Rulffes, even though it is by far the largest school in the history of the Clark County district. The structure is more energy-efficient than existing schools within the district. The design for this school received a 2005

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Nevada Excellence in Design Award merit award for a completed structure. The architecture was designed by the Tate Snyder Kimsey Architects.

Sports facilities

The school is one of three in Las Vegas that has a

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football field. It is a grassy style turf that is the exact type that is used in the

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. This cuts down on facilities used in order to maintain the large field.

References

External links

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