G. Donald Dudley Architect, Ltd. designed the kindergarten building at Alvarado Elementary School which included defining and locating an appropriate site, programming, schematic design, design development and producing the construction documents. The program also required GDDA to update and develop the existing master plan. We coordinated meetings on a regular basis involving the staff, parents, APS construction managers, and the building committee. Our “whole-team” approach has proven very successful as all members of the committee have played an active role in defining the priorities on the project. GDDA’s firm philosophy of “living with a garden” provided a very tangible source of inspiration as this site has many 60 to 80 year old “heritage” cottonwood trees that are the focus of a new children’s courtyard. This is a LEED Silver certified project.