SPACES4LEARNING ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF 2026 EDUCATION DESIGN SHOWCASE

Spaces4Learning is pleased to announce the 2026 winners of its long-standing Education Design Showcase awards program.

WOODLAND HILLS, CA, UNITED STATES, June 1, 2026 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ – Spaces4Learning—a provider of news, information and tools that three key levels of decision-makers (executive, purchasing and specifier) at schools, colleges and universities need to create effective learning environments—a part of Converge360, a division of 1105 Media, is pleased to announce the 2026 winners of its long-standing Education Design Showcase awards program.

Established in 1999, the annual Education Design Showcase is a vehicle for highlighting innovative—yet practical—solutions in planning, design, architecture and construction. The program’s goal is to share ideas that will help schools of all grade levels achieve the best possible learning environments.

“The 2026 Education Design Showcase demonstrates the power of innovative design to reimagine learning environments and create meaningful places where students of all ages can learn, grow, and thrive. Congratulations to all of this year’s winners,” Rhea Kelly, editor-in-chief of Spaces4Learning, said.

View information about the winners at spaces4learning.com/eds.

2026 Winners

HIGHER EDUCATION

GRAND PRIZE, New Construction Agricultural Sciences Complex, College of Western Idaho ARCHITECT: Cushing Terrell

GRAND PRIZE, Renovation Texas Recruitment, The University of Texas at Austin ARCHITECT: McKinney York

PROJECT OF DISTINCTION, New Construction RIT Saunders College of Business – Lowenthal Hall Addition, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) ARCHITECT: LaBella Associates

PROJECT OF DISTINCTION, New Construction Health & Science Building, College of Western Idaho ARCHITECT: Cushing Terrell

PROJECT OF DISTINCTION, Spaces Classroom Revitalization - Basil Hall Room 216, St. John Fisher University ARCHITECT: none

K-12 EDUCATION

GRAND PRIZE, New Construction Arlington High School, Arlington Public Schools ARCHITECT: HMFH Architects

GRAND PRIZE, New Construction Richard A. Balderston OPC’69 Lower School, William Penn Charter School ARCHITECT: EwingCole

GRAND PRIZE, Renovation Barbara Vick Western Branch, Chicago Public Schools ARCHITECT: Bailey Edward Design, Inc.

PROJECT OF DISTINCTION, New Construction Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts, East Baton Rouge Parish Schools ARCHITECT: RHH Architects / Tipton Associates (JV)

PROJECT OF DISTINCTION, New Construction Homewood-Flossmoor High School NetZero Addition, Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School District 233 ARCHITECT: DLA Architects

PROJECT OF DISTINCTION, New Construction Compton High School, Compton Unified School District ARCHITECT: DLR Group

PROJECT OF DISTINCTION, New Construction Porter Family Center for Innovation and Academics, Lake Highland Preparatory School ARCHITECT: Schenkel Shultz

PROJECT OF DISTINCTION, New Construction Big Horn Academy, Hardin Public Schools ARCHITECT: Cushing Terrell

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