Awards and Recognitions

New Construction

Discovery Elementary School – Occupancy date: September 2015

Backyard Adventure, Kindergarten Area – VMDO Architects

2017 US Department of Education Green Ribbon School award winner – one of only two Virginia schools honored with top sustainability, health and wellness, and education.
2017 COTE Top Ten Award is Awarded by the AIA and the Committee on the Environment (COTE) – the industry’s premier program celebrating sustainable design excellence
September 22, 2016 – Autumnal Equinox from Solar Plaza at Discovery
2016 Honorable Mention, Best-in-Class Education Design Award, Learning By Design
2016 AIA Honor Award, AIA Central Virginia
2016 Project of Distinction, Association for Learning Environments
2016 Creating a Moonshot: Designing Discovery Elementary School – YouTube video
2015 First Net-Zero School in Virginia. The largest net zero school in the Mid-Atlantic School region, as well as the largest net zero school in the US
2015 DESIGNArlington Award of Excellence
2015 CMAA, Project of the Year in the Infrastructure, Constructed Value Less than $50 Million Category – Heery International

Wakefield High School – Occupancy date: September 2013

Green Building Brochure
2016 LEED®-NC Gold Certification
2015 DESIGNArlington Award of Excellence
2014 Community Appearance Award, Community Appearance Alliance of Northern Virginia

Yorktown High School – Occupancy date: September 2013

Washington-Lee High School – Occupancy date: September 2009

Green Building Brochure
2009 LEED® Gold Certification
2010 Platinum Level Distinguished Design Award, Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA)
2010 Brick in Architecture Award, Brick Industry Association
2011 DESIGNArlington, Award of Excellence
2010 CEFPI Virginia Chapter, Association for Learning Environments – A4LE, VEFP Architectural Award
2009-2010 Outstanding New Building Design, Virginia Department of Education (VEFP)
Citation Award Winner, AASA/CEFPI
2009 CMAA Project Achievement Award, Project Value Less than $100 Million – McDonough Bolyard Peck and AECOM

Kenmore Middle School – Occupancy date: September 2005

2006 VSBA Exhibition of School Architecture Outstanding Design Award
2006 VEFP Exhibition of School Architecture Merit Award for Interior Architecture
2006 Outstanding Distinction for Interiors, CEFPI Northeast

Senior Center, Beery Rio Architecture

Carlin Springs Elementary School – Occupancy date: September 2001

Library, reading space – Grimm + Parker Architects

2003 Shirley Cooper Award for Outstanding Environment, American Association of School Administrators, CEFPI and AIA
2003 Award of Excellence, Virginia Department of Education
2003 Citation Award, National School Boards Association
2002-2003 Outstanding New School Building Design, Virginia Department of Education/VEFP
2002 Honorable Mention Design Award, Starnet Flooring Cooperative
2001 AIA Merit Award, AIA Potomac Valley
2001 Award of Excellence, Virginia School Boards Association

Reed-Westover Building – Occupancy date: September 2009

Green Building Brochure
2011 DESIGNArlington Award of Excellence
2010 LEED®-NC Gold Certification
2010 Associated General Contractors of Metropolitan Washington, Best Sustainable Project of the Year Award – New Construction, Grunley Construction Company
2009 Community Appearance Alliance of Northern Virginia Award
2009 Award of Merit, Mid-Atlantic Construction 10 Best of Awards Recognizing Excellence K-12 Education Renovation and New Additions

Nottingham Elementary School – Occupancy date: September 2006

2007-2008 Virginia Educational Facility Planners, Merit Award for Renovation/Addition PK-5
2007 Outstanding Distinction for Interiors, VEFP CEFPI Southeast Region
2006 VSBA Exhibition of School Architecture