Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013 journalrecord.com Vol. 118, No. 31 • One Section FSB selected for OCU Law School design OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City “Oklahoma High School was originally administrative offices, a venue for meet- University has selected Frankfurt Short designed by Solomon Andrew Layton, ings and events and a two-story library Bruza to redevelop the former Oklaho- who also designed the Oklahoma state with cafe and collaboration rooms. ma High School into an educational fa- Capitol,” said Jason Holuby, project man- Oklahoma City University’s School of cility for its School of Law. ager at FSB. “We want to make the renova- Law currently occupies 110,000 square “Our team will collaborate with uni- tions necessary to provide Oklahoma City feet in four buildings on the universi- versity officials to ensure generations University with a top-notch law school ty’s campus. Moving the school down- of future Oklahoma City University law while preserving the overall design of the town will increase space to more than students experience a first-class educa- current building. The function, layout and 140,000 square feet. tional environment,” said Fred Schmidt, technology will change, but the look will The new location will be within walk- principal at FSB. stay consistent with the current style.” ing distance of a large legal community, in- Built in 1910, the former high school Renovation plans include convert- cluding the Oklahoma County Courthouse, was purchased by Southwestern Bell in ing office space to classroom space and the U.S. Federal Building and Courthouse the 1980s and converted to office space. adding a courtroom, faculty, staff and and several law firms. –Staff report