by Brianna Crandall — September 29, 2014—The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) recently announced the selection of 11 educational and cultural facilities for this year’s CAE Educational Facility Design Awards.
The design excellence awards honor educational facilities that the jury believes should serve as an example of a superb place in which to learn, furthering the client’s mission, goals and educational program while demonstrating excellence in architectural design. These projects exemplify innovation through the client’s educational goals through responsive and responsible programming, planning and design. Function and surrounding regional and community context are valued as part of the planning and design process as well as sustainability.
The 2014 recipients of the CAE Educational Facility Design Awards are:
- Baltimore Design School, Baltimore, MD; Ziger/Snead Architects
- Buckingham County Primary and Elementary Schools at the Carter G. Woodson Education Complex, Dillwyn, VA; VMDO Architects, P.C.
- Drexel University College of Media Arts and Design (CoMAD) URBN Center, Philadelphia, PA; MSR (Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd.)
- University of Chicago Child Development Center — Stony Island, Chicago, IL; Wheeler Kearns Architects
- Wilkes Elementary School, Bainbridge Island, WA; Mahlum
- Central Arizona College, Maricopa Campus, Maricopa, AZ; SmithGroupJJR
- Coastline Community College, Newport Beach Campus, Newport Beach, CA; LPA, Inc
- James B. Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Architect: Clark Nexsen; Associated Firm: Snohetta
- Nathan Hale High School Modernization, Seattle, WA; Mahlum
- PAVE Academy Charter School, Brooklyn, NY; Mitchell | Giurgola Architects, LLP
- Raisbeck Aviation High School, Tukwila, WA; Bassetti Architects
