This photo of Plainfield High School was featured in Architect Magazine. Here’s the photo and a bit of a story:

The hostas were in bloom and it was a hot morning so I was looking for some shade. Unfortunately the hostas were still wet with morning dew and there were several tall weeds towering above the hostas and grasses. I carefully climbed up onto the planter and pulled the weeds which much to my chagrin came up with huge clumps of dirt attached to the roots. Then brought the tripod and camera up, waded into the corner and got fairly wet from the plants. It was a little awkward trying to ‘get real low’ without sitting down in the plants and it created an audience gallery at a big window to the left of the photo (unseen here). Afterward, a teacher thanked me for my weeding efforts and said I could come back anytime… It’s nice to be recognized as being good at something. This was my favorite shot of the day. I was happy to see it picked as the ‘cover photo’ of the articles slideshow.

Below is a snip of the webpage and a link: http://www.architectmagazine.com/education-projects/educational-facility.aspx

Here’s a snip of the slide and text from the article:

This project (along with other photos) was also featured in the 2009 Architectural Portfolio of SchoolDesigns.com http://schooldesigns.com/Project-Details.aspx?Project_ID=3678

Even more photos of this incredible Schmidt Associates project at Plainfield High School can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/schmidtassociates/sets/72157626954548646/