AIA honors cutting-edge designs with 2022 Education Facility Design Award

by Marcy Marro | May 11, 2022 12:00 am

The American Institute of Architects’[1] (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.[2] | Mithun

Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, Boston[3] | Payette

John W. Olver Design Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.[4] | Leers Weinzapfel Associates

King Open/Cambridge Street Upper School & Community Complex, Cambridge, Mass.[5] | Arrowstreet Inc. and William Rawn Associates

Knox College Whitcomb Art Center, Galesburg, Ill.[6] | Lake|Flato Architects

Little Star Montessori Infant & Toddler, Winthrop, Wash.[7] | Prentiss + Balance + Wickline Architects

TIDE Academy, Menlo Park, Calif.[8] | 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.[9] | Perkins Eastman DC in association with Perkins Eastman Architects

Nueva School, Science and Environmental Center, Hillsborough, Calif.[10] | Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects

Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School, Seattle[11] | LMN Architects

Thaden School Reels Building, Bentonville, Ark.[12] | Marlon Blackwell Architects

UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios, Culver City, Calif.[13] | Johnston Marklee

Endnotes:
  1. American Institute of Architects’: http://www.aia.org
  2. Blakely Elementary, Bainbridge Island, Wash.: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6496633-blakely-elementary-
  3. Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex, Boston: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6496929-northeastern-university-interdisciplinary-science
  4. John W. Olver Design Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass.: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6497043-john-w-olver-design-building-university-of
  5. King Open/Cambridge Street Upper School & Community Complex, Cambridge, Mass.: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6496560-king-opencambridge-street-upper-school--co
  6. Knox College Whitcomb Art Center, Galesburg, Ill.: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6497083-knox-college-whitcomb-art-center
  7. Little Star Montessori Infant & Toddler, Winthrop, Wash.: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6497948-little-star-montessori-infant--toddler-
  8. TIDE Academy, Menlo Park, Calif.: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6498383-tide-academy-
  9. John Lewis Elementary School, Washington, D.C.: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6497005-john-lewis-elementary-school-
  10. Nueva School, Science and Environmental Center, Hillsborough, Calif.: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6497978-nueva-school-science-and-environmental-cen
  11. Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences Middle School, Seattle: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6498014-seattle-academy-of-arts-and-sciences-middl
  12. Thaden School Reels Building, Bentonville, Ark.: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6498352-thaden-school-reels-building-
  13. UCLA Margo Leavin Graduate Art Studios, Culver City, Calif.: https://www.aia.org/showcases/6498442-ucla-margo-leavin-graduate-art-studios

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