Interior of Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School
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@ Detre Library and Archives, Heinz History Center
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School, located at 50 Montgomery Place in Pittsburgh’s North Side neighborhood, opened in September 1973. The building, designed by architects Liff, Justh and Chetlin, cost approximately $4.7 million to complete and could accommodate 1,100 students. The school was designed with an open plan that included six connected modified hexagons with each containing seven classrooms. Angles formed by walls delineate space without enclosing it. Variations in ceiling heights subtly define areas within the pods and contribute to sound control. Two skylight clusters with electronically controlled louvers light the central core. In 1973, the school was one of three Pittsburgh Public Schools that contained a fully equipped color television studio capable of transmitting closed circuit television throughout the school.
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