Award – K-12 Education Facilities
Project name: Noble and Greenough School Academic Inquiry Center, Putnam Library and Baker Science Building
Project location: Dedham, MA
Firm name: William Rawn Associates, Architects
Jury comments: These new additions to a historic Olmsted-designed campus work well inside and out. The plan maximizes efficiency, separating individual and collaborative learning spaces. Gracious use of windows and smart siting bring light in and allow light to radiate outward, creating an all-around pleasant educational environment.
Client: Noble and Greenough School
Consultants: Shawmut; Acentech Glickman Design Studio; Lab 3.2 Architecture; Horton Lees Brogden Lighting Design; Kalin Associates; LeMessurier; OAK Engineering; Rist-Frost-Shumway Engineering; R.W. Sullivan Engineering; STIMSON; The Green Engineer; Whitney Veigas
Photography: Robert Benson