The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) is recognizing ten projects with its Education Facility Design Awards for state-of-the-art designs of schools and learning centers.
This year’s jury selected eight facilities for its Awards of Excellence and two projects for its Awards of Merit.
In order to be eligible for the Awards of Excellence, the architect must demonstrate exemplary practice and the design must meet a host of criteria, including enhancing learning in classrooms; balancing function with aesthetics; establishing a connection with the environment; being respectful of the surrounding community; demonstrating high-level planning in the design process; and integrating sustainability in a holistic fashion. Awards of Excellence were bestowed upon the following:
— Chatham University Eden Hall Campus; Richland Township, Pennsylvania | Mithun
— Haverford College Visual Culture, Arts, and Media Building; Haverford, Pennsylvania | MSR Design
— Kawartha Trades and Technology Centre (KTTC); Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | Perkins+Will Canada Inc.
— Memphis Teacher Residency (MTR); Memphis, Tennessee | archimania
— Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab; Allston, Massachusetts | Shepley Bulfinch
— The Frick Environmental Center; Pittsburgh | Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
— Tsinghua Ocean Center; Shenzhen, China | Open Architecture
— University of Iowa Voxman Music Building; Iowa City | LMN Architects
Projects selected for the Awards of Merit are recognized for being of superior quality. This year’s recipients include:
— Arlington Elementary School; Tacoma, Washington | Mahlum
— Ballet Memphis, Memphis | archimania
The CAE honored each of the recipients at its Building Community Through Education Conference in Baltimore on Friday, April 13.
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