As a leader in the field of educational facilities, the Victorian Chapter of Learning Environments Australasia invites you to make submissions for its 2017 Victorian Chapter Outstanding Educational Facilities Awards.
These Awards are open to Learning Environments Australasia members - planners, school principals, bursars, consultant architectural firms or construction management firms – whose educational facilities’ projects demonstrate effectiveness in planning, design and construction of educational facilities within Victoria and Tasmania.
In this thirteenth year of these Awards, Learning Environments Australasia aims to raise the standard of educational planning and design, with a focus on educational outcomes, as it applies to all educational facilities across the Victoria and Tasmania.
The core mission of the Awards is to bridge the awareness of Architects and School communities about the interplay between teaching and learning methodology and space by identifying examples of good educational spaces where innovative architectural ideas successfully support an educational philosophy.
Awards will be presented on October 20th, 2017 in the following 6 Categories:
1. New Educational Facility Construction / Entire Educational Facility (Must have been occupied at least 6 months prior to lodging the awards application, and construction completed within last 3 years)
2. New Construction / New Individual Facility (Must have been occupied at least 6 months prior to lodging the awards application, and construction completed within last 3 years)
3. Renovation / Modernisation / Over $2m (Must have been occupied at least 6 months prior to lodging the awards application, and construction completed within last 3 years)
4. Renovation / Modernisation / Under $2m (Must have been occupied at least 6 months prior to lodging the awards application, and construction completed within last 3 years)
5. An Education Initiative or a Design Solution for an Innovative Program (Designed to showcase significant contributions to learning by interior designers, educators, students, landscape architects, project managers, authorities etc)
6. Landscaping/Outdoor Learning Area (Designed to showcase outdoor learning environments targeted to improving educational outcomes)
Award winners will have their entry fee paid to the next Learning Environments Regional Awards.
Project types can include any educational facility from Early years through to Tertiary.
The project(s) being recognised will best demonstrate the comprehensive effectiveness of planning, design, and construction as outlined in the criteria section of the attached Entry Requirements.
Similar to last year, entry this year will be via an online form only. We will provide a link and instructions to all registrants at the end of the registration period.
The fee for each project entered will be $290 inc. GST. Each entry will receive a copy of our annual awards publication as part of the registration fee.
Projects withdrawn between registration and submission closing will receive a 50% refund only. No refund will be available after the submission closing date.
Registrations close at midnight on the 28th July 2017, and online submissions will close at midnight on 1st September 2017.
You can enter up to five projects per online registration, however there is no limit on the number of entries a member can make.
Download Submittal Information here: 2017 Outstanding Learning Environments Awards - Submittal Information.pdf
The information above will guide you through the process of entering the awards.
Should you require any additional information, contact the Awards Coordinator, Nerissa Kamat at lea.vic.awards@gmail.com
Thank you to our Awards Sponsors
