Spoiler
It's an elementary school.
Lafayette, Louisiana is so car dependent that their brand new elementary school is built like an industrial center where trucks line up to deliver and pick up goods.
All of this for a demographic (kids) that can't even drive.
I knew it was a new school because it looks it's designed to slow down active shooters. One main entrance on each side. Classrooms are asymmetrical off shoots of the main hall so it's confusing to navigate for invaders. I would bet you can close down sections of the main hallway with gates as well as each wing.
So not only car-brained but freedom-brained as well.
oh, wow
the car drop-off/pick-up circuit gave it away as a school, but it never occurred to me that they'd start designing the buldings around the possibility of shooters
Wouldn't you want something circular to break the shooters line of sight
If I understand the question, a circular shape or arrangement would still give them direct line of sight on the curve's normal angle.
You want to avoid having a central spot to shoot from
and instead emulate the trench zigzag pattern to the extent that is reasonable.
I say reasonable as if anything about this is.