AIA honors cutting-edge designs with 2020 Education Facility Design Award
by Marcy Marro | October 23, 2020 12:00 am
The American Institute of Architects’[1] (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) is recognizing 11 projects for state-of-the-art designs of schools and learning centers.
The Education Facility Design Award jury selected six facilities for its Awards of Excellence and five projects for its Awards of Merit. Complete details for each project are available on AIA’s website[2].
In order to be eligible for AIA’s Awards of Excellence, the architect must demonstrate exemplary practice. Additionally, 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:
- Charles Library at Temple University, Philadelphia | Stantec[3] | Snøhetta[4] – Joint Venture
- Geffen Academy at UCLA, Los Angeles | KoningEizenberg Architecture[5]
- The Lamplighter School Innovation Lab, Dallas | Marlon Blackwell Architects[6]
- Linde Center for Music and Learning, Lenox, Mass. | William Rawn Associates Architects Inc.[7]
- Reeds Spring Middle School, Reeds Spring, Mo. | Dake Wells Architecture[8]
- Tarbut V’Torah expansion, Irvine, Calif. | LPA Inc.[9]
Projects selected for the Awards of Merit are recognized for being of superior quality. This year’s recipients include:
- Amherst College New Science Center, Amherst, Mass. | Payette[10]
- Canyon View High School, Waddell, Ariz. | DLR Group[11]
- MIT Theater Arts, Cambridge, Mass. | designLAB architects[12]
- The Mubuga Primary School, Ruhengeri, Rwanda | MASS Design Group[13]
- Salish Coast Elementary, Port Townsend, Wash. | Integrus Architecture[14]
Visit AIA’s website[15] for more information on the Education Facility Design Awards.
Endnotes:- American Institute of Architects’: http://www.aia.org
- AIA’s website: https://www.aia.org/resources/6317695-2020-education-facility-design-awards
- Stantec: https://www.stantec.com/en
- Snøhetta: https://snohetta.com/
- KoningEizenberg Architecture: https://www.kearch.com/
- Marlon Blackwell Architects: https://www.marlonblackwell.com/
- William Rawn Associates Architects Inc.: https://rawnarch.com/
- Dake Wells Architecture: https://www.dake-wells.com/
- LPA Inc.: https://lpadesignstudios.com/
- Payette: https://www.payette.com/
- DLR Group: https://www.dlrgroup.com/home/
- designLAB architects: http://www.designlabarch.com/
- MASS Design Group: https://massdesigngroup.org/
- Integrus Architecture: https://www.integrusarch.com/
- AIA’s website: https://www.aia.org/awards/7311-education-facility-design-awards
Source URL: https://www.metalarchitecture.com/news/industry-news/aia-honors-cutting-edge-designs-with-2020-education-facility-design-award/