PROJECTS

Each project is a story of leadership, vision, and community. Explore some of our most meaningful collaborations.

vertical space

Pathways Innovation Center/Roosevelt Alternative High School

Casper, Wyoming
Hands-On Learning for a Real-World Future

Pathways Innovation Center, designed by MOA ARCHITECTURE in collaboration with Cuningham Group Architecture, serves Natrona County School District on a 38-acre campus in Casper, Wyoming. The facility provides innovative, hands-on learning environments that connect students to real-world experiences across engineering, arts and media, health sciences, and business. Central to the center is a 5,000-square-foot Fabrication Hall, a versatile industrial space where students can design, prototype, and build large-scale projects, from pre-fabricated houses to solar-powered airplanes. Transparent walls, open lab layouts, and collaborative workspaces integrate learning with industry mentorship, fostering creativity and critical problem-solving.

Size

126,200 SF

Scope

  • New Construction

Achievements

  • Award of Excellence, Educational, AIA Wyoming (2017)
  • Citation of Excellence, Learning by Design (2017)
  • Project of Distinction, Association for Learning Environments (2017)
High-bay lab featuring tall translucent wall panels, exposed structural steel, an overhead yellow crane system, large glass garage doors, and an upper-level walkway with metal railing overlooking the open lab floor.
Pathways Innovation Center commons featuring wide tiered wood learning stairs, round tables and chairs in the foreground, a dramatic ceiling with suspended wood slats and linear lighting, and glass-walled rooms at the upper and lower levels.
Inspired by Industry, Built for Students

The design of Pathways Innovation Center is inspired by cutting-edge professional work environments, including Boeing’s Redmond, Washington facility. The building emphasizes visibility and collaboration, allowing students, faculty, and industry experts to work in close proximity. The Fabrication Hall serves as the heart of the center, creating a dynamic focal point where innovation comes to life. Surrounding labs, meeting spaces, and breakout areas overlook the hall, reinforcing a culture of transparency, mentorship, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The architecture celebrates hands-on learning while supporting the district’s vision of bridging academic knowledge with practical skills.

Pathways Innovation Center STEM lab featuring long worktables with stools, overhead ceiling‑mounted equipment arms, polished concrete floors, expansive floor‑to‑ceiling windows with views of open fields, and exposed ductwork and lighting.
Pathways Innovation Center learning commons featuring wide tiered wood stairs, round tables with chairs on polished concrete flooring, a glass-walled upper walkway, and a ceiling of suspended wood slats with linear LED lighting.
A Model for Experiential Learning

Pathways Innovation Center equips students with the tools, space, and mentorship needed to tackle real-world challenges. By integrating fabrication, design, and professional collaboration under one roof, the center cultivates creativity, teamwork, and technical expertise. Industry partnerships provide students with direct mentorship and exposure to career pathways, enhancing both college and workforce readiness. The facility serves as a model for project-based, experiential learning in secondary education, inspiring students to explore innovation, pursue their passions, and prepare for the complex demands of tomorrow’s industries.

Pathways Innovation Center collaboration commons featuring modular lounge seating, a glass-walled meeting room, computer work areas to one side, and floor-to-ceiling windows offering expansive views of the surrounding landscape.
Health sciences simulation lab featuring multiple hospital beds with medical manikins, privacy curtains, ceiling-mounted lighting, medical equipment stations, and large windows providing views of the surrounding landscape.
Pathways Innovation Center broadcast studio featuring an anchor desk with curtains behind it, a large blue screen backdrop, multiple studio lights suspended from a black ceiling grid, and polished dark flooring.
Upper-level collaboration area featuring blue lounge seating, round stools, a patterned carpet, a glass-walled meeting room with bright blue interior panels, suspended acoustic ceiling panels, and expansive windows overlooking the lab space below.
Exterior view of the Pathways Innovation Center showing a large cantilevered entry canopy, metal‑panel building façades, tall windows, and a landscaped courtyard with stone groundcover and low plantings under a clear sky.
High-bay lab featuring tall translucent wall panels, exposed structural steel, an overhead yellow crane system, large glass garage doors, and an upper-level walkway with metal railing overlooking the open lab floor.
The Pathways Innovation Center main entrance featuring a large cantilevered canopy, glass entry doors, metal‑panel and brick façades, concrete walkways, site lighting, and landscaped areas under a clear sky.
Exterior detail view of the Pathways Innovation Center showing exposed structural steel framing, metal wall panels, clerestory windows, and a cantilevered volume overlooking the surrounding landscape.
Work café featuring a high collaboration counter with stools, long workstations with green-back chairs along a full wall of windows, patterned green and gray carpet tiles, and expansive views of rolling hills and mountains beyond the glass.
Pathways Innovation Center corridor featuring polished concrete floors, glass-walled classrooms, a seating area with contemporary furniture, a ceiling-mounted display screen, and a metal stair with mesh railing leading to the upper level.
Pathways Innovation Center learning stairs featuring wide tiered wood seating, a high ceiling with exposed structure and linear lighting, and an upper-level walkway with metal railing.
Pathways Innovation Center showing the illuminated building set against rolling hills and mountains, with a wide foreground of open grassland and a soft blue and pink sky above.
Collaboration nook featuring round stools and a small table on patterned carpet, adjacent to a glass-walled meeting room where several people are seated, with an open computer lab visible through additional glazing in the background.
Pathways Innovation Center main entrance featuring a large illuminated canopy with recessed lighting, glass entry doors, metal‑panel façades, and landscaped edges with stone groundcover.
Pathways Innovation Center learning commons featuring wide tiered wood stairs, round tables with chairs on polished concrete flooring, a glass-walled upper walkway, and a ceiling of suspended wood slats with linear LED lighting.
Small lounge area at the Pathways Innovation Center with black lounge chairs, bright yellow round tables, polished concrete flooring, suspended geometric acoustic panels, and a glass wall overlooking the high-bay lab.
Pathways Innovation Center café area, with tables and chairs in the foreground, a serving counter under a wood canopy labeled “THE HIVE,” overhead exposed structure and lighting, and several people ordering or sitting in the space.
Pathways Innovation Center greenhouse and horticulture lab featuring metal planting tables with seedlings and soil trays, large floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking rolling hills, overhead mechanical systems, and concrete floors.
Lobby featuring a double-height space with tall windows, abundant natural light, polished concrete floors, contemporary lounge seating, and views of the surrounding landscape through large glass doors and clerestory windows.
Ceramics studio featuring multiple pottery wheels arranged in rows, stools and blue water buckets at each station, overhead power reels suspended from the ceiling, large windows providing expansive views of surrounding hills.
Pathways Innovation Center collaboration studio showing long white worktables with task chairs, computer stations along a side wall, glass-walled meeting rooms, and overhead linear lighting in an open-plan learning environment.
Exterior view of the Pathways Innovation Center lab wing featuring tall glass overhead doors, exposed structural steel trusses, metal panel façades, and a cantilevered volume set against a wide open sky and distant hills.
Pathways Innovation Center commons featuring wide tiered wood learning stairs, round tables and chairs in the foreground, a dramatic ceiling with suspended wood slats and linear lighting, and glass-walled rooms at the upper and lower levels.
Pathways Innovation Center STEM lab featuring long worktables with stools, overhead ceiling‑mounted equipment arms, polished concrete floors, expansive floor‑to‑ceiling windows with views of open fields, and exposed ductwork and lighting.
Pathways Innovation Center welding and fabrication lab featuring rows of welding stations with blue booths and red safety curtains, industrial equipment arranged along the central aisle, exposed ductwork and utilities overhead.
RTA logo

COLORADO OFFICE
414 14th St. Suite 300
Denver, CO 80202
(303) 308-1190

 

WYOMING OFFICE
259 South Center St. Suite 206
Casper, WY 82601
(307) 268-9890

©  MOA ARCHITECTURE. All Rights Reserved.
Learn More About MOA
MOA Insights