The Mandan School Board could decide to build a middle school, change elementary schools to grades K-4, create a ninth-grade campus or expand the district's existing facilities to address the projected influx of students, architects said Monday.

Representatives from JLG Architects presented board members with those options and others to consider after conducting a study of the district's facilities.

Doug Larson of JLG said the district needs to consider building a second middle school as the high school could reach 1,500 students by 2029.

"You're not going to feed that high school off one middle school," he said. "A 1,500-student middle school is getting close to a mega-school."

Enrollment district-wide is expected to grow by 700 students in five years.

Larson said the district could also consider moving fifth graders to the middle school, which would free up space at the elementary level. He suggested that as a temporary option fifth grade would move back to elementary schoolswhen the district catches up on building other facilities.

Such a plan would prevent schools from having to rely on portables to accommodate the overflow of students, he said.

The district could also build expansions at its elementary schools, but additions are feasible only at Fort Lincoln and Red Trail, Kevin Ruhland of JLG said.

The architects also suggested the district consider pulling all ninth graders from Mandan High School and sending them to the Brave Center for one year.

In other business, the school board passed a resolution agreeing to work with the park district and city of Mandan to find a suitable location to build recreational facilities if voters approve a sales tax for that purpose. The school district would make land available through joint powers or facilities usage agreements.

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Architects NBBJ have designed skyscrapers which don't cast a shadow Firm is trying to tackle problem of shade encroaching on public space They used computer program to design two buildings which disperse light Theoretical skyscrapers touted for construction in Greenwich, London

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Published: 13:33 EST, 15 March 2015 | Updated: 14:02 EST, 15 March 2015

They have been blamed for casting a shadow over urban areas and occasionally creating a 'death ray-style' beam of sunlight capable of melting cars on the street.

So architects have now designed skyscrapers which don't block out the light by diffusing it onto a wide area in a bid to tackle the problem of shade encroaching on public space in London.

The revolutionary 'No Shadow' design is the brainchild of architects NBBJ, who used a computer program to design two buildings, which work together to disperse and refract sunlight.

They are designed so that when one building creates shade, the other can act as a huge curved mirror, allowing the light to be reflected downwards into its shadow.

Architects have designed skyscraperswhich don't block out the light by diffusing it onto a wide area

The theoretical development has been touted for construction at the Greenwich Peninsula, close to the O2 Arena, but similar buildings could be constructed in cities all over the world.

Christian Coop,NBBJ's design director, said: 'The relationship between the sun and shadow is the relationship between the two buildings.

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Baysinger Architects, LLC, recently added Molly Mudd and Ryan Dodd as projects managers to their firm in Marion.

Mudd and Dodd will be responsible for all aspects of architectural design process through project completion as well as all features of project management and coordination.

Mudd is originally from Evergreen Park and attended Southern Illinois University, where she received her bachelor's degree in architectural studies and her master's degree in architecture.

Dodd hails from Anna and attended the University of Illinois, where he received his bachelor's degree in architecture studies and a master's degree in architecture.

"We are very excited to welcome Molly and Ryan to our team at Baysinger Architects," said Managing Partner Michael Baysinger. Not only will they bring energy and relevant experience to the staff in general but they will be great representatives of our firm to clients and the community.

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