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Frederick Douglass – Isaac Myers Maritime Park Ziger/Snead Architects Photo: Alain Jaramillo

CAE 2007 Educational Facility Design Awards
The AIA Committee on Architecture for Education honored 14 educational and cultural facilities in this year’s Design Awards program. CAE Leadership Group member John Weekes, AIA, and American Architectural Foundation President and CEO Ron Bogle, Hon. AIA, presented six Awards of Excellence,  four Awards of Merit, four Citations at a general session during the School Building Expo last March in West Palm Beach, Fla.

The Awards of Excellence recognized architects whose projects exemplified practice and exhibit innovation and excellence in three areas of educational facility planning and design:

• Benjamin Franklin Elementary School, Kirkland, Wash.
  Mahlum Architects, Seattle
• Blythewood High School, Columbia, S.C.
  Perkins + Will Architects, Chicago
• Frederick Douglass – Isaac Myers Maritime Park, Baltimore
  Ziger/Snead LLP Architects, Baltimore
• Henry A. Wallace Visitor and Education Center, Hyde Park, N.Y.
  RM Kliment and Frances Halsband Architects, New York City 
• Seminar II, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Wash.
  Mahlum Architects, Seattle
• Sidwell Friends Middle School, Washington, D.C.
  Kieran Timberlake Associates, Philadelphia

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Programs and Events

CAE Fall Conference: "Redefining Sustainability"
Seattle
September 16–18, 2007
The AIA Committee on Architecture for Education will focus its fall 2007 conference on sustainability and the choices we make in designing the schools of the future. Although advance registration has closed, to obtain a registration form, contact AIA Meetings. Any registrations received will be placed on a waiting list. A remarkable group of conference presenters will focus on three key areas of emphasis:

Beyond Green. Sunday keynote speaker William Rees, PhD, originator of “ecological footprint” analysis, will speak about public policy and planning related to global environmental trends and, particularly, the ecological conditions for sustainable socioeconomic development. We’ll also hear from Rose Tocke and William Reed, AIA, LEED AP, leading thinkers on biomimicry and regenerative design, about how to move beyond designing projects that merely minimize damage to those that use materials and processes drawn from natural systems, even restoring or regenerating the portions of ecosystems.

Learning. Patricia Kuhl, PhD, codirector of the University of Washington Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences and one of the world's leading authorities on language development, will deliver the Monday keynote address about how early learning experiences affect the mind. As a follow-up to the biomimicry presentation from Sunday, an afternoon workshop will help attendees learn how to shape principles into practice.

Design. We can learn from our colleagues in the industrial design field, and the San Francisco design firm IDEO has built a reputation for innovation that goes well beyond the norm. On Tuesday, Fred Dust, an architect and leader of IDEO's Smart Space practice, will speak about "Designing for a Sustainable Future." In addition, in keeping with AIA150 and the emphasis on advocacy, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and State Representative Hans Dunshee will participate in a panel discussion exploring effective advocacy for sustainability at federal, state, and local levels.

For complete program information, see the CAE Web site.  

New CAE Conference Blog for "Redefining Sustainability"
In these last weeks before the CAE conference, check out our conference blog. For the first time, CAE members have their own place on the Web for sharing all the preconference buzz. Check out the posted background information; submit your own resources; discuss William G. Reed's podcast, "The Practice of Regenerative Design"; and start networking with colleagues before you even get to Seattle.

CAE Spring Conference Report from School Building Expo 2007
West Palm Beach, Fla.
March 7–8, 2007
The AIA Committee on Architecture for Education this year partnered with Eaton Hall Exhibitions to produce the School Building Expo 2007, held March 7–8 in West Palm Beach, Fla. More than 400 people attended this two-day conference, where speakers discussed a variety of educational design and planning issues. The event showcases the latest in school design with a focus on how buildings affect student, staff, and educational performance while offering architects up to 18 AIA/CES learning units.

These brief descriptions of the general session and seminar presentations show why the School Building Expo has become a world-class program offering practical learning and the chance to exchange best practices.

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Working with Allied Organizations

High School Students Asked to "Redesign Your School"
The American Architectural Foundation (AAF) and Target are in the process of judging entries in "Redesign Your School—A Contest of Scholarly Proportions." Open to 9th– through 12th–grade students, this national ideas contest asked students to submit their vision of ideal places to learn in the 21st century. Scholarships up to $10,000 and other prizes will be awarded to winners, eight of whom will also be invited to Washington, D.C., to present their ideas. Winners are scheduled to be announced on or about October 1, 2007.  

Call for CAE Liaisons with Other Organizations
As part of our continuing effort to develop strong relationships with other organizations interested in good school design, the CAE is identifying members to act as liaisons with those groups. We currently cosponsor an awards program with the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP), provide jurors for AASA and NSBA awards programs, and have spent the last year working with the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International (CEFPI) on a variety of program initiatives.

There is opportunity to expand our involvement with these groups as well as develop relationships with other organizations. If you regularly attend CAE conferences, are active in another organization, and are interested in becoming a liaison, please contact Leadership Group member Tim Dufault, AIA, for more information.

Building CAE

Call for Contacts, News, and Best Practices from CAE Component Groups
Spread the word: CAEnet can be a resource to you in spreading the word on the good work you’re doing within each of your local component Committees for Architecture in Education. Please tell us about what you are working on, what kind of information you’re sharing, who’s involved, the best practices and projects from your area, and who the primary contact person is for you local committee. Best ideas from the local components may be featured in an upcoming issue of CAEnet or at a national conference. To share your information, contact CAE Leadership Group member Tim Dufault, AIA.