Education Facilities Design
Submission Deadline: Friday, March 11
Past Awardees
Click on any of the thumbnails above to view a slideshow of recent award winners.
The 2011 Jury
David Croteau AIA, Flansburgh Architects
Barbara Crum AIA, LEED AP, Perkins+Will
Frank Locker PhD, Educational Planning
Brooke Trivas Assoc. AIA, Tappe Associates
Any education facility built anywhere in the world designed by a New England or New York architect/firm, or any education facility built in New England or New York by any architect/firm anywhere in the world is eligible.
The sole judging criterion is design excellence. The jury is empowered to determine the extent to which design excellence is defined by aesthetic, functional, contextual, sustainable, social or other characteristics. The jury may also elect to honor all or part of a project, in any category they choose.
This awards program is co-sponsored by the BSA/SCUP Roundtable and AIA New York.
Eligibility
This award comprises two distinct categories that will be independently assessed:
- Higher-Education Facilities
- K–12 Facilities (including pre-K, elementary and secondary educational facilities, public or private)
Projects submitted for either category must have been built after January 1, 2001. Note: Campus-planning projects are honored by the BSA Planning Awards Program.
Projects that have been honored in past years and work by jurors or by their firms are ineligible.
Entry fees
The nonrefundable entry fee for the first submission is $150 for Massachusetts or New York AIA members and $250 for all others. The fee for each additional submission by the same architect or firm is $100 for Massachusetts or New York AIA members and $165 for all others. (There is no limit on submissions.) Checks should be made payable to Boston Society of Architects.
Submission
Complete this entry form, and mail it with your entry fee and design materials to:
Education Facilities Design Awards, The Architects Building, 52 Broad Street, Boston, MA 02109
All submissions are due by 4:00 pm on March 11, 2011. Conceal references to the architecture firm on all materials submitted for the jury’s review.
Mailed entries must be in an 8.5" × 11" portfolio that includes:
- Written project description (See requirements below.)
- Up to 20 project photographs plus site plans and building plans, as applicable. Plans are crucial. Caption all images.
- Project credit list, sealed to maintain confidentiality. Include additional firm names and complete addresses for associated architecture firms, the contractor or construction manager, engineering firms and other consultants. Submit credits exactly as they should appear on the awards certificates: check the spelling of all firm names carefully. Be sure to credit photographers.
- Disc that includes every image and site plan in the physical portfolio (formatted .jpg, .tif or .pdf, at least 2000 pixels wide), plus the credit list and project description (formatted .doc or .txt)
- Entry fee (see above), payable to Boston Society of Architects
Project description requirements (one page, typed)
- Award subcategory (if applicable)
- Project type and location; site description
- Type (not name) of client; description of the planning, design and construction processes
- Program; your solutions to unique design challenges; special constraints
- Whether the project is new or a renovation
- Whether the design is original or an adaptation of a prototype
- Sustainable elements including relevant information about regional climate, measured energy data and LEED or BREEAM assessment (if applicable)
- Accessible/universal design elements
- Urban context (links to public transportation and other public facilities)
- Construction budget; cost per square foot; materials used; innovative building components
- Total square footage; total number of units, low-income units (if applicable)
- Others involved in the design process (e.g., users, artists, community members)
Read the 2009 Higher Education Facilities Design jury comments.
