Fairborn High School

Client: Fairborn City Schools

Location: Fairborn, Ohio

A new 214,000sf, two-story high school.
Flexible, technology-equipped classrooms to support team teaching and career-technical programming.
A media center with a learning stair and variety of flexible seating options.
Skyhawk Arena, which seats 2,000 spectators, features a raised second-story running track, locker rooms, weight training, VIP box seating, coaches’ offices, concessions, and more.
A performing arts center featuring a state-of-the-art, 1,144-seat theater.

Design Award: 2025 Outstanding Project – American School & University

Architecture|Interior Design|

To challenge the narrative around Fairborn that the district was trailing behind neighboring districts, Fairborn City Schools and its community set out on a mission to reimagine its high school facility and create a visual focal point that showcases the district’s legacy of academic and athletic achievements. Designed to support both individualized and collaborative learning, the new Fairborn High School provides an outstanding educational environment for current and future Skyhawk students and teachers.

"The new Fairborn High School combines grand architectural character with highly performative spaces to deliver a one-of-a-kind educational experience that the students, their families, and the Fairborn community can be proud of."

– Gregor Lewis, SHP

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