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Kester Avenue Elementary School

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Kester Avenue Elementary School

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Completed in 1953, Kester Avenue Elementary School is one of several campuses in the Los Angeles Unified School District designed by master architect Richard Neutra. The single-story campus features long, covered walkways under wood-paneled ceilings—a style of school design that would be copied by schools around the country. Believing classrooms should function similarly to living rooms with flexible orientations and open onto outdoor patios, Neutra positioned expansive windows to allow cross-ventilation and keep temperatures down. Several classrooms feature sliding walls allowing even more air through—a technique Neutra helped popularize in his earlier school projects, including Corona Avenue Elementary School and Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School. Several tree-lined courtyards create shaded oases throughout the Kester Avenue campus.

How to Visit

Elementary school campus - do not disturb

Location

5353 Kester Avenue
Sherman Oaks, CA, 91411

Country

US

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Designer(s)

Richard J. Neutra

Architect

Nationality

American

Completion

1953

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