Century High School
This high school’s aesthetics are rooted in simplicity. Simple, boxy molded concrete buildings are only broken up by banks of reflective windows. The offset arrangement of the buildings give the campus some intrigue and prevents it from being a monotonous jail. Bright murals added later distract from the smooth, and cool facades of the original design. (2017)
Architect: Ralph Allen
Built: 1989
Style: Brutalist/Post-Modern
Type: Civic
Address: 1401 S Grand Ave
City: Santa Ana
Sources:
Ball, G.D. (2001). Santa Ana in Vintage Postcards. Chicago, Illinois: Arcadia Publishing. books.google.com/books?id=1ENwOW3rXJAC&pg=PA55&lpg=PA55&dq=century+high+school+santa+ana+architect&source=bl&ots=NLzV-QN31d&sig=KGWqdnsOn98dVfEOUQeciv_wAyk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj-kbbo7q_YAhUqllQKHehgA_04ChDoAQgoMAA#v=onepage&q=century%20high%20school%20santa%20ana%20architect&f=false