Part of being Edgeless is in the way a school fits within a community, especially in an urban environment. The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Queens, New York, thrives in a bustling area of Astoria. “The school gets so much out of being in that lively neighborhood, and that neighborhood gets more lively because of the presence of the school. There's a symbiosis,” Mellins says. “The most dramatic translation of edgeless-ness is literal transparency. You can see the ballet students at the bar from the street.” School designed by Ennead Architects. Photo by ©Aislinn Weidele/Ennead Architects. Photo 14 of 16 in Edgeless School: Design for Learning

Edgeless School: Design for Learning

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Part of being Edgeless is in the way a school fits within a community, especially in an urban environment. The Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Queens, New York, thrives in a bustling area of Astoria. “The school gets so much out of being in that lively neighborhood, and that neighborhood gets more lively because of the presence of the school. There's a symbiosis,” Mellins says. “The most dramatic translation of edgeless-ness is literal transparency. You can see the ballet students at the bar from the street.” School designed by Ennead Architects. Photo by ©Aislinn Weidele/Ennead Architects.