05-26-2021
AIA Educational Facility Design Award Winner: Pace University Student Landscape
Pace University Student Landscape; Photo Copyright Chris Cooper
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education has revealed the winners of its 2021 Education Facility Design Awards. Among the 11 projects recognized for state-of-the-art designs and learning centers, FXCollaborative's Pace University Student Landscape received an Award of Merit for "being of superior quality."
Pace University Student Landscape; Photo Copyright Chris Cooper
Pace University Student Landscape; Photo Copyright Chris Cooper
The Pace University Student Landscape is a renovation, repositioning, and reactivation project that spans Pace University's two flagship buildings in Lower Manhattan while emphasizing the school's identity. The 55,000-square-foot project recognizes Pace University's evolving cultural and programming needs, responding with a series of interior and exterior interventions that shape new student-centric spaces and enhance the university's connections to New York at large.
From the jury: "This is an example of a well-executed adaptive project in a challenging urban context. The team reconciled competing needs and principles to provide a comfortable, accessible, and elegant space." "The façade was treated with a contemporary touch that makes learning visible from the street. Inside, the strong contrast in colors responds to the lack of big open views. This is a school where many students live off-campus, and this building provides them with a more refined space to be throughout the day."
Congratulations to the full project team, and thank you to the award organizers and jury. More information about the project here and the full list of award winners here.
Pace University Student Landscape; Photo Copyright Chris CooperPace University Student Landscape; Photo Copyright Chris CooperThe Pace University Student Landscape is a renovation, repositioning, and reactivation project that spans Pace University's two flagship buildings in Lower Manhattan while emphasizing the school's identity. The 55,000-square-foot project recognizes Pace University's evolving cultural and programming needs, responding with a series of interior and exterior interventions that shape new student-centric spaces and enhance the university's connections to New York at large.
From the jury: "This is an example of a well-executed adaptive project in a challenging urban context. The team reconciled competing needs and principles to provide a comfortable, accessible, and elegant space." "The façade was treated with a contemporary touch that makes learning visible from the street. Inside, the strong contrast in colors responds to the lack of big open views. This is a school where many students live off-campus, and this building provides them with a more refined space to be throughout the day."
Congratulations to the full project team, and thank you to the award organizers and jury. More information about the project here and the full list of award winners here.
