The American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture for Education—a collective of more than 10,000 architects and allied professionals focused on designing innovative educational, recreational, and cultural centers—has bestowed its 2023 Education Facility Design Award upon 13 facilities located in the United States and Mexico. The annual program recognizes standout new construction, addition, and renovation projects that run the gamut of early childhood and K-12 environments, colleges and universities, museums, libraries, and community centers that enhance learning, incorporate sustainability practices, honor their surrounding communities, and balance form and function.
The jury for the 2023 Education Facility Design Award comprised chair Lori Cappuccio, AIA, SmithGroup in Washington, D.C.; Omar Bailey, AIA, Shepley Bulfinch in Phoenix; Vince Gonzales, Seattle Public Schools; Kandis Larsen, AIA, Integrus+YGH in Spokane, Wash.; and Sindu Meier, AIA, William Rawn Associates in Boston. Together, the jurors selected four projects to receive Awards of Excellence—given to architects that demonstrate excellence in their practice and designs that meet a host of criteria decided upon by the jury. Nine facilities deemed high quality were given Awards of Merit.
See the winners of the CAE Education Facility Design Awards below.
Awards of Excellence
Siebel Center for Design in Champaign, Ill., designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Powell Elementary School in Washington, D.C., designed by ISTUDIO Architects
Harvey Mudd College, Scott A. McGregor Computer Science Center in Claremont, Calif., designed by Steinberg Hart
Thaden Bike Barn in Bentonville, Ark., designed by Marlon Blackwell Architects
Awards of Merit
Kent State University, Design Innovation Hub in Kent, Ohio, designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and Domokur Architects
Boston Arts Academy in Boston, designed by Perkins Eastman Architects and Wilson Butler Architects
University of Arizona, Health Sciences Innovation Building in Tucson, Ariz., designed by CO Architects and Swaim Associates
American School Foundation of Guadalajara High School in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, designed by Flansburgh Architects and GVA Arquitectos
Ehrman Crest Elementary and Middle School in Cranberry Township, Pa., designed by CannonDesign
Columbia Business School in New York, designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro in collaboration with FXCollaborative
University of Illinois at Chicago, Academic and Residential Complex in Chicago, designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Founders Hall, Foster School of Business in Seattle, designed by LMN Architects
Southeast Community College Academic Excellence Center in Beatrice, Neb., designed by Multistudio and BVH Architecture
See more winners of the 2023 AIA Awards here.
