September 17, 2025
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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445 E. Charleston Rd
Palo Alto CA 94306
Join us Wednesday, September 17th when we host the Hoover Elementary School building design presentation and building tour.
Hoover Elementary School New Campus – Palo Alto
New ground-up construction of a new campus using a sustainable approach with Mass Timber Construction. The campus is defined as a 3-strand 400-student campus of approximately 56,340 sf of program, including a Kindergarten, Administration, Library, Two-Story Classrooms Building, Multi-Purpose Building, Playfields, hardcourts, and outdoor learning opportunities with parent pick-up/ drop off, shade structures, and parking on an approximately 6-acre site. Construction started in April 2024 with a projected completion of January 2026. This is the first DSA-approved 2-story cross-laminated building.
Project Team,
Owner: Palo Alto Unified School District
Program and Construction Management: Fs3-Hodges
Architect: Aedis Architects
Structural Engineer: Daedalus Structural Engineering
Contractor: XL Construction
CLT Fabricator: TimberQuest
This is an active construction site. Please wear closed-toe shoes and bring PPE with you. If you don’t have one, PPE can be provided to you on-site.
One of the tour stations will be on the 2nd floor with a construction stair and no elevator.
Registration is open!
Schedule:
5:00 pm – Check-in/light refreshment
5:10 pm – Team Introduction
5:25 pm – Building tour starts
6:30 pm – Tour Ends
Cost:
AIA Members $10
Non-Members $15
Free for Emerging Professionals and Students
Image Credits: XL Construction
Rendering Credits: Aedis Architects