James D. MacConnell Award
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Dr. MacConnell is considered The Father of educational facility planning and was instrumental in nurturing this profession from its infancy to its significant stature in education today. Dr. MacConnell is best remembered as the director of Stanford University's School Planning Laboratory, which he founded in 1951. The laboratory was the first center of applied and fundamental research on integrating school construction with child development, curriculum and instructional methods. The internationally renowned educator was CEFPI's 1979 Planner of the Year and received the Distinguished Service Award in Educational Administration from the American Association of School Administrators in 1981.
Created in 1991 to honor the late Dr. MacConnell for his significant contributions to educational facility planning and the Council, CEFPI considers this to be its most prestigious award.
Criteria
The James D. MacConnell Award will be presented to the architectural firm, school district, higher education institution, consultant, and/or construction management firm whose project best meets the following criteria:
- A thorough, comprehensive planning process.
- Development of comprehensive educational specifications and/or program of requirements.
- A design that meets the requirements of the educational program with special emphasis on functionality of educational spaces.
- Jury members will evaluate the project materials in the following areas:
- Complete application package
- Evidence of a thorough planning process
- Quality of Ed Spec / Program of Requirements
- Site development responds to architectural program and educational specifications
- Design responds to and fulfills the needs of the educational program
- Final built environment is a product of planning and design
- Determine the overall level of functionality in this building
2009 MacConnell Finalists Brochure |
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