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. Awards of Excellence were bestowed upon the following:

Crosstown High School, Memphis | ANF Architects
San Francisco Art Institute at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, San Francisco | Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
Magnolia Montessori for All, Austin, Texas | Page
Daniels Building at One Spadina, The University of Toronto, Toronto | NADAAA, Inc, Associate Architect: Adamson Associates Architects
Projects selected for the Awards of Merit are recognized for being of superior quality. This year’s recipients include:

Rutgers University-Camden: Nursing and Science Building, Camden, New Jersey | Perkins Eastman, Associate Architect: NELSON Architects
Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Ithaca, New York | WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism
IIT Innovation Center (aka Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship), Chicago | John Ronan Architects
MIT.nano, Cambridge, Massachusetts | Wilson Architects Inc.
University of British Columbia Aquatic Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia | MacLennan Jaunkalns Miller Architects and Acton Ostry Architects
Visit AIA’s website for more information on the Education Facility Design Awards.