Directions In Design, Inc. announces that Washington University, Lopata Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri has been selected for publication in Penton Media’s American School & University® 2011 Architectural Portfolio. The project is featured in the November 2011 edition of the magazine and also on the Web at www.SchoolDesigns.com. An annual competition honoring education design excellence, the Architectural Portfolio spotlights projects representing today’s most effective learning environments.

A jury of American Institute of Architects (AIA) Committee on Architecture for Education members and education administrators evaluated submissions from architectural firms, schools and universities across the country. One hundred thirty-seven projects were chosen for publication in AS&U, a monthly educational facilities, purchasing and business administration magazine reaching 62,000 facility planners, school and university administrators and architects with this issue. This is the 29th year the competition has been held.

The jury considered the following specific criteria to make its selections: sustainability/daylighting, security, transparency, flexibility, adaptability and community connection. In addition, the jury considered that the facility should: encourage building as teacher, successfully model energy achievement, be inspirational, promote specificity of place, use space efficiently, be a living laboratory, incorporate a connection to nature and encourage a learning relationship between the inside and outside.

More information about the Architectural Portfolio, including a complete list of 2011 projects selected for publication, is available on American School & University’s www.SchoolDesigns.com Web site, or by contacting Molly Roudebush, senior marketing manager, at 1-(913) 967-1959 or mroudebush@ASUmag.com.

Founded in 1928, American School & University is devoted exclusively to education facilities/business administration. The authority for information about the educational facilities market, AS&U delivers an insightful combination of exclusive reports, special focuses and how-to articles each month. For more information, please visit www.ASUmag.com and www.SchoolDesigns.com. American School & University is published by Penton Media, Inc.