The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) is recognizing 12 projects for state-of-the-art designs of schools and learning centers.
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.
2022 Education Facility Design Award recipients:
Blakely Elementary, Bainbridge Island, Wash. | Mithun
Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, Boston | Payette
John W. Olver Design Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass. | Leers Weinzapfel Associates
King Open/Cambridge Street Upper School & Community Complex, Cambridge, Mass. | Arrowstreet Inc. and William Rawn Associates
Knox College Whitcomb Art Center, Galesburg, Ill. | Lake|Flato Architects
Little Star Montessori Infant & Toddler, Winthrop, Wash. | Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects
TIDE Academy, Menlo Park, Calif. | LPA Design Studios
Projects selected for the Awards of Merit are recognized for being of superior quality. This year’s recipients include:
John Lewis Elementary School, Washington, D.C. | Perkins Eastman DC in association with Perkins Eastman Architects
Nueva School, Science and Environmental Center, Hillsborough, Calif. | Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School, Seattle | LMN Architects
Thaden School Reels Building, Bentonville, Ark. | Marlon Blackwell Architects
UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios, Culver City, Calif. | Johnston Marklee
