Sample Schools and Learning Center Projects

Institute of Noetic Sciences

Waldorf School(2)
Davis California

California Institute of Integral Studies(*)1
San Francisco, California

Romberg Tiburon Center

Environmental Education Center
Washington, DC

Heron’s Head Living Classroom

Riveredge Nature Center

Happy Valley School(2)
Ojai, California

Chinook Learning Center(2)
Whidby Island, Washington

Farallones Integral Urban House
Berkeley, California

Kirsch Center for Environmental Studies
De Anza College
Saratoga, California

Berea College
Draper Hall Renovation
Bruce Trades Atrium
Berea, Kentucky

Ojai Foundation School(*)(2)
Ojai, California

Sustainability San Domenico
San Anselmo, California

Farallones Rural Center
(now the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center)(*)
Occidental, California


(1) A project of the Ecological Design Institute
(2) A project of Sim Van der Ryn & Associates
(3) A project of Van der Ryn Calthorpe & Partners
(4) A project of Hirshen/Van der Ryn Architects
(5) A project of Sim Van der Ryn, State Architect
(*) Full-page color information sheets are available for these projects.

Except as noted otherwise, Sim Van der Ryn was the Principal Architect on all projects