NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Prism Business Media’s American School & University® magazine announced publication of its 24th annual Architectural Portfolio, honoring educational design excellence. Nearly 230 projects from across the United States are profiled in the November issue of the magazine and also on the Web at www.SchoolDesigns.com. Featured projects showcase the most effective learning environments in America. American School & University is a monthly educational facilities, purchasing and business administration magazine, reaching 65,000 facility planners, school and university administrators and architects with this special issue. Winning entries were selected by a jury of AIA architects and school administrators, who evaluated submissions of K-12 and college/university projects from architectural firms and schools across the country. The jury awarded 20 Citations, recognizing the most outstanding submissions, and selected 208 other projects to be featured as Outstanding Buildings and Outstanding Landscape Architecture and Campus Master Planning Designs. Top honors were awarded to Peter Gisolfi Associates’ Agnes Irwin School, Science & Art Center, Rosemont, Pa., winner of the William W. Caudill Citation for the most outstanding K-12 project, and Hanbury Evans Wright Vlattas + Company’s Christopher Newport University Ferguson Center for the Arts, Newport News, Va., winner of the Louis I. Kahn Citation for most outstanding college/university project with associate firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. Other Citation winners include: * Boston University, Fitness and Recreation Center and Agganis Arena—Boston, Mass./Cannon Design—Grand Island, N.Y./Post-Secondary Citation * Cass Technical High School—Detroit, Mich./TMP Associates, Inc.—Bloomfield Hills, Mich. and TYJT (A Joint Venture)/Special Citation * Central Bucks South High School—Warrington, Pa./ATS&R Planners/Architects/Engineers—Minneapolis, Minn. and Associated firms: George J. Donovan AIA & Associates; Plancon, Construction Administration/High School Citation * Centre College, The College Centre—Danville, Ky./Hastings & Chivetta Architects, Inc.—St. Louis, MO/Renovation/Modernization Citation * Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College, Communication Arts Building—City of El Cajon, Calif./NTDSTICHLER Architecture—San Diego, Calif./Work In Progress Citation * Dena Primary Center—Los Angeles, Calif./Rachlin Architects Incorporated—Culver City, Calif./Elementary School Citation * Eagle Creek Academy—Oakland, Mich./French Associates, Inc.—Rochester, Mich./Elementary School Citation * Garland Independent School District, Special Events Center—Garland, Texas/HKS, Inc.—Dallas, Texas/Specialized Facility Citation * Highland Oaks Relief Middle School, K-Mart Conversion—Miami, Fla./BRPH Architects-Engineers, Inc.—Palm Springs, Fla. and Associated firm: Brown & Brown Architects/Work In Progress Citation * Lankenau Hospital, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Conference Center for Medical Education—Wynnewood, Penn./EwingCole—Philadelphia, PA/Specialized Facility Citation * Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Academic Center and Student Residences—Boston, Mass./Steffian Bradley Architects—Boston, Mass./Post-Secondary Citation * Minnesota State University—Mankato, Centennial Student Union Renovation—Mankato, Minn./MHTN Architects, Inc.—Salt Lake City, Utah and Associated firm: Paulsen Architects/Renovation/Modernization Citation * Peddie School, Walter and Leonore Annenberg Science Center—Hightstown, N.J./Hillier Architecture—Princeton, N.J./High School Citation * Pennsylvania State University, Medlar Field at Lubrano Park—State College, Penn./L. Robert Kimball & Associates-Architects & Engineers—Ebensburg, Penn. and Associated firm: DLR Group/Specialized Facility Citation * South Dakota State University, Student Center—Brookings, S.D./Perkins + Will—Minneapolis, Minn. and Associated firm: Architecture Incorporated/Renovation/Modernization Citation * Sunset Ridge Middle School—West Jordan, Utah/VCBO Architecture, LLC—Salt Lake City, UT/Middle School Citation * University of Cincinnati, University Power Center—Cincinnati, Ohio/Cambridge Seven Associates, Inc.—Cambridge, Mass. and Associated firm: M. Engineering, Inc./Special Citation * University of Wisconsin—Stout, Red Cedar Residence Hall—Menomonie, Wis. SDS Architects, Inc.—Eau Claire, Wis. and Associated firm: ESG Architects, Inc./Post-Secondary Citation
