AIA honors cutting-edge designs with 2021 Education Facility Design Award

The American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) is recognizing 11 projects for state-of-the-art designs of schools and learning centers.

Complete details for each project are available on AIA’s website.

Selected projects 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. Selected projects include:

• Belmont Day School Barn, Boston | Utile, Inc.
• Bluestone Elementary School, Harrisonburg, Virginia | VMDO Architects
• Environmental Nature Center Preschool, Newport Beach, California | LPA Design Studios
• Home Building at Thaden School, Bentonville, Arkansas | Eskew+Dumez+Ripple
• Lafayette College Rockwell Integrated Sciences Center, Easton, Pennsylvania | Payette
• The Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact at University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon | Ennead Architects
• Flight 93 Visitor and Learning Center, Denver, Colorado | Paul Murdoch Architects
• Grant High School Modernization, Portland, Oregon | Mahlum Architects
• Minnehaha Academy Upper School Reconstruction, Minneapolis | Cuningham Group Architecture
• Pace University Student Landscape, New York | FXCollaborative
• Virginia Wesleyan University Greer Environmental Sciences Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia | VMDO Architects

Visit AIA’s website for more information on the Education Facility Design Awards.