Award-winning Green Preschools in Bali, Berkeley and Hong Kong were selected to explore the characteristics of Green Schools using measures developed by educators (Environmental Rating Scale for Sustainable Development in Early Childhood (ERS-SDEC)) and architects (simplified Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) development).…

Three of nine school buildings that have won the latest Educational Facility Design Awards from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education stand out from the crowd of other school buildings because they are sustainable and are connected to the nature that surrounds them. They are: (1) Thurston Elementary…

Introduces subsequent articles describing award-winning educational facilities. Offers information on the judges, the design criteria they used to select winning facilities, and how they judged the entries. (EV)

Describes the design of Hungary's new German School of Budapest, recipient of the 2002 Building of the Year award from Hungary's government. (EV)

Describes the award-winning design of the Centennial Middle School (Minnesota) that was built to hold 1,800 students but designed to not seem impersonal or institutional. Explains a design approach that helped give the school a small feel despite its large size while also complementing the surrounding community. (GR)

Examines the design concepts behind the Manassas Park High School (Northern Virginia) that created the National School Board Association's grand prize for best new school in the country. Design features are discussed along with floor plans and photos. (GR)

Presents an architectural description of the Edmonds-Woodway High School (Washington), winner of the James D. MacConnel Award from the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International. Photos, floor plans, and project data and school statistics are included. (GR)

Presents 30 winners of the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International award for elementary school design. Photos, floor plans, and project data and school statistics are included. (GR)

Presents 10 winners of the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International award for middle school design. Photos, floor plans, and project data and school statistics are included. (GR)

Presents 17 winners of the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International award for high school design. Photos, floor plans, and project data and school statistics are included. (GR)

This document presents winners of the 2001 International School Construction News and Design Share Awards for elementary, secondary, and higher education facilities deemed to represent state-of-the-art designs. Section 1 presents an introduction and a review of the honor award winners. Section 2 includes merit award winners, an explanation of this…

Presents photographs and basic information on architectural design, costs, square footage, and principle designers of the award winning specialized educational facilities that competed in the American School & University Architectural Portfolio 2000. (GR)

Presents photographs and basic information on architectural design, costs, square footage, and principle designers of the award winning specialized facilities that competed in the American School & University Architectural Portfolio 1999. (GR)

Presents France's 1999 Benedictus Prize awardee for the most exemplary and innovative use of laminated glass in architectural design. Design descriptions and photos of the University of Nantes' (France) School of Economics and law library are provided. (GR)

Presents selected winners of the Texas 1996 Exhibit of School Architecture Design Competition. The Caudill and honor award-winning projects are listed along with facility photos, brief descriptions, project credits, and the names of the construction companies used. (GR)