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Join CAE members and enjoy beverages and appetizers at our first annual reception at the AIA National Convention.  Mark your calendar for Friday, May 18th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Renaissance Washington, DC,  Congressional Hall B, and see the 2012 CAE Design Award winners and hear jurors and winning firms discuss current trends in educational design.
See the 2012 Design Award Winners
   

The American Institute of Architects Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) is the largest single organization in North America that is the authoritative voice on the planning and design of educational environments for all age groups.  Connecting more than 7,500 architects and allied professionals interested in designing, building and using superior educational, cultural, and recreational facilities, CAE members educate the public about the value of quality educational facility design.

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Article of the Month - May 2012

 

Inspired to learn; nurturing the naturalistic learner. The importance of outdoor learning environments. Part 1 of 4.

Original publication in the Greening of the Campus IX Conference Proceedings, ‘reprinted with permission’ by Ball State University GOC IX.

By Robin R. Randall, AIA, LEED BD+C, ED lab INC
Every place and space we experience offers an opportunity to learn.  Accepted educational research first theorized by social scientist author, Howard Gardner, shows that learners have eight multiple intelligences; visual, logical, intrapersonal, musical, body-kinesthetic, linguistic, interpersonal, and naturalistic.  Every person has the capacity to learn in each of these strategies; however, some grow stronger than others due to our experiences, opportunities (or lack of opportunities) and environment.  Download Article...
Outdoor Learning!     Past Articles: See the Recent Shared Files section for previous articles.

Presentations from the 2011 CAE Fall Conference in London, England can be found here.

The CAE is actively looking for articles of interest to be featured as the Article of the Month.  Share your expertise by submitting your article or presentation related to the design of any type of learning environment to any of the Advisory Group members.

Upcoming Events

  1. American School and University Architectural Portfolio

    Awards

    Monday, June 11, 2012
    United States

  2. CAE 2012 Fall Conference - Adapting to a Culture of Change

    Conference

    Sunday, September 30 - Tuesday, October 2, 2012
    Seattle, WA, United States

2012 CAE Educational Facility Design Awards Program

The 2012 Awards will be announced at the CAE Reception at the AIA National Convention in Washington, DC in May 2012.  View the 2012 winning projects or visit the awards page for more detailed information.

 
Past Awards: 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012

Resources

Academic Library Building Design: Resources for Planning

-A guide to providing information for thinking about the design of new and renovated library space, and point toward additional resources that can support, inform and enhance the academic library design process.

 Designing Learning Environments to Rebuild Urban America

- A report from the 2009 CAE Fall Conference held in New York City

Carbon-Neutral Campus Architecture Webinar: Climate-Specific Design and Innovation

- Listen in on an investigation of cutting-edge learning environment projects that are carbon-neutral and beyond

CAE’s Advocacy Efforts

Universal Design as a Success Strategy 

Recent Shared Files

Missoula County Public Schools Master Planning ...

By: Steven Shiver May 11, 2012 12:37 PM
Posted in: Committee on Architecture for...

This is the Request for Qualifications for master planning for the Missoula County Public School District...

2012 AIA Education Research Scholarship

By: Steven Shiver May 03, 2012 12:21 PM
Posted in: Committee on Architecture for...

The AIA Committee on Architecture for Education (CAE) is proud to offer the 2012 AIA Education Research...

Hazelwood School by Professor and Architect Alan...

By: Steven Shiver Jan 06, 2012 6:42 PM
Posted in: Committee on Architecture for...

CAE Article of the Month for January 2012

Publications

CAE Update Read the latest letter from the chair and view the archives from 2011:  February | April

CAE Update Read the latest letter from the chair and view the archives from 2010: January | February

Read the latest letter from the chair and view the archives from 2009: March | April | May | June | July | October | November | December

CAE Trends Reports

Research conducted by the committee, including interviews and results from the past several year’s CAE Design Awards recipients, is featured here in a resource designed to provide members with support for including some of the most effective and innovative educational design trends in their work.

Buildings In Context | Environmental Sustainability | Layers of Connection | Social and Cultural Significance

The Community Within | Innovative Strategies | Community Partnerships | Learning Spaces | Sustainability

Webinars and Podcasts


CAE 2011 Design Awards Webinar

This AIA CAE 2011 Design Awards Webinar is intended to extend concepts about educational facility planning and design to CAE members as well as others interested in the design of learning environments. The AIA CAE Design Awards webinar will share ideas that exhibit innovation and excellence of the client's educational program through responsive and responsible programming, planning and the design of learning environments. In other words, understanding the learning environment beyond the aesthetic where the function and surrounding regional and community context are valued as part of a participatory planning and design process.   Presented October 20, 2011.  PDF | Youtube

Podcast - An Interview with John Weekes, AIA, on Educational Planning & Design

Change: Ideas and Influences Reshaping the Design of Schools

Visit AIA PodNet or subscribe to the series on iTunes.

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