Education Facility Design Award 2023
Recognizing the best in today's learning spaces
Education continues to evolve, and the projects from this year’s Education Facility Design Award program—presented by AIA and its Committee on Architecture for Education—showcase innovation across the entire learning continuum, displaying how architects are creating cutting-edge spaces that enhance modern pedagogy.
From early childhood facilities to higher education and throughout the learning continuum, architecture can be used to inspire learners, educators, administrators, and campus communities alike. This year’s nine Awards of Excellence and four Awards of Merit were vibrant examples of contemporary educational architecture.
The award-winning school design of the American School Foundation of Guadalajara High School uses bright colors, natural materials, and crisp designs to resonate with the city’s cultural heritage and
The award-winning education facility design of the Boston Arts Academy replaces the school’s original home—allowing the school to accelerate its unique visual and performing arts program.
The award-winning school design of Columbia Business School in New York doubles the school’s existing square footage while providing a compelling space for the diverse and innovative exchange of ideas
The award-winning school design of Ehrman Crest Elementary and Middle School in Pennsylvania explores the intersection of elementary schools and children’s museums to create a learning environment
The award-winning education facility design of Founders Hall at the University of Washington sets a new standard for embodied and operational carbon reduction as the first mass timber structure on the
The award-winning education facility design of the Scott A. McGregor Computer Science Center at Harvey Mudd College creates the first-ever home for the school’s rapidly expanding computer science
The award-winning education facility design of the Health Sciences Innovation Building at the University of Arizona reflects the multidisciplinary and technology-enabled modern evolution of the health
The award-winning education facility design of the Design Innovation Hub at Kent State University creates a flexible, egalitarian environment for students to gather and advance the school’s legacy of
The award-winning school design of Powell Elementary School in Washington, D.C. merges old and new to shape a vibrant, green, and healthy learning environment that accommodates the school’s rapidly
The award-winning education facility design of the Siebel Center for Design at the University of Illinois represents the only LEED Gold-certified ground-up, interdisciplinary design center of its kind
The award-winning education facility design of the Academic Excellence Center for Southeast Community College provides equitable opportunities for study and connectivity for the college’s STEM
The award-winning education facility design of the Thaden School Bike Barn in Bentonville, AR represents a modern interpretation of a classic Ozark gambrel barn adapted to support a contemporary
The award-winning education facility design of the Academic and Residential Complex creates UIC’s first living-learning community while bridging the gap between its architecturally rich past and