Six distinguished judges examined and discussed volumes of school, college, university, and specialized educational facility projects last fall to select the 21 exemplary projects that received Learning By Design Awards this year.
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| The 2008 judges (first row, from left): Judy Marks, Pam Loeffelman, Sarah Woodhead, (second row, from left) Andrew McBride, Sean O’Donnell, and Ted Weidner. |
The panel was chaired by Sean O’Donnell, AIA, LEED AP, associate principal, Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects, Washington, DC; and included Pam Loeffelman, AIA, principal, Perkins Eastman Architects PC, Stamford, CT; Judy Marks, associate director, National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, Washington, DC; Andrew McBride, AIA, university architect, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA; Ted Weidner, AIA, assistant vice chancellor of facilities management and planning, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE; and Sarah Woodhead, AIA, chief of party for the Jordan Schools Project, CDM, Cambridge, MA.
Tips for 2009
Judges offer these tips for entering next year’s competition:
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Make sure the statements you submit with your project entries are clear about how the design contributes to the learning environment.
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Include high-quality, color photos of the facilities with
students using them.
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Show people in scale, whenever possible.
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Provide explanatory captions with photos and site plans.
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Include a description of the planning and design process.
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Highlight innovative problem-solving, particularly as it
pertains to security issues, sustainability issues, or other learning environment challenges.
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Address the relationship between the educational facility and the community.
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