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SCC, Hillier Architecture Win Smart Growth Award For Design of New Catto Community School in Camden
Trenton, NJ (December 2006) - Hillier Architecture of Philadelphia and the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (SCC) have received a 2006 Smart Growth Architecture Award for the design of the new Octavius V. Catto Community School – a key component of a New Jersey Demonstration Project that is helping to revitalize an East Camden neighborhood.

Hillier and the SCC were recognized by the NJ Department of Community Affairs’ Office of Smart Growth and the New Jersey Chapter of the American Institute of Architects for excellence in school construction design for the Catto School project, which incorporates the Camden County Boys & Girls Club community center. The awards to Hillier and the SCC note the project serves as a revitalization anchor and encompasses mixed-use development, mass-transit accessibility and sustainable economic and social development. The awards were presented by DCA Commissioner Susan Bass Levin at the recent state League of Municipalities Conference.

Currently under construction, the new 122,000-square-foot Catto School at Westfield Avenue and Dudley Street will ease overcrowding and provide quality education for 540 pre-kindergarten through 6th grade students. The new school will include several additional classrooms as well as common areas such as a library/media center, auditorium and gymnasium.

As part of the Demonstration Project, the Camden County Boys & Girls Club will fully fund a new community center with a swimming pool and meeting rooms. The new Boys & Girls Club will be attached to the Catto School and be available to students and residents.

Demonstration Projects are public/private community development initiatives in which schools are constructed to serve as catalysts to attract new housing and business to redevelopment areas. The SCC is responsible for the school component of Demonstration Projects, which are designated for Camden, East Orange, New Brunswick, Trenton, Union City and Vineland.

 

 
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