October 30, 2006—The Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI) announced several 2006 award winners at the organization’s 83rd Annual Conference in Phoenix , AZ , in September. The facility/architecture winners are as follows:
Exhibition of School Planning & Architecture:
- Project of Distinction Awards: University Academy Charter School, Caldwell Elementary School, Salt River Pima-Maricopa High School, Alpine School District—Prototype Elementary School
- Design Concept Awards: New Upper Elementary School, Twelve Bridges High School, Gray Middle School
- Lighthouse Award: Nathan Hale High School Performing Arts Center, Kotzebue K-12 School Expansion and Renovation, Chugach Optional Elementary School
9th Annual Impact on Learning Awards:
- Effective Classroom Design: Bilhartz Elementary School—Duncanville Independent School District, Duncanville, TX
- Historic Transformation: Bristow Middle School—West Hartford School District, West Hartford, CT
- Non-Traditional Learning Spaces: Red Lake High School and Middle School—Red Lake Independent SD #3, Red Lake, MN
- Safety and Security by Design: Washington Irving Elementary School—School City of Hammond, Hammond, IN
- Specialized Learning Spaces: Cass Technical High School—Detroit Public Schools, Detroit MI
- Effective Transformation: Lowell High School—Tri-Creek School Corporation, Lowell, IN; New Technology High School—Sacramento Unified City School District, Sacramento, CA; Blackshear-Milam-Reagan School—Ector County Independent School District, Odessa, TX
- James D. MacConnell Award: Fossil Ridge High School—Fort Collins, CO
For more information about the projects and the architects, and for a list of other individual awardees, visit CEFPI.
