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Akron Boys and Girls Club II

Akron | Hale County

by 450 people

Poor Fair Good Excellent Extraordinary

Built by The Rural Studio, which famously teaches its architecture students to build structures made from scavenged materials for impoverished clients, this club features a big recreation area. Sheltered by a rolling wave of a roof, it’s supported by an ingenious early-1900s structural technique called lamella, with a high-tech-looking triangular frame fashioned from low-tech wood. It was selected by Travel and Leisure as one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

Street Address:

First Ave. S.
Akron, AL 35441

Mailing Address:

P.O. Box 278
Newbern, AL 36765

Phone:

334-624-4483

Fax:

334-624-6015

Website URL:

www.cadc.auburn.edu/rural-studio