McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects, Inc., announces that the Webb School of Knoxville Upper School Achievement Center and the University of Tennessee Zeanah Engineering Complex have been selected for publication in Endeavor Business Media’s American School & University 2023 Educational Interiors Showcase. Both projects are featured in the August 2023 edition of the magazine and online at schooldesigns.com. An annual competition honoring education design excellence, the Educational Interiors Showcase spotlights projects representing today’s most effective learning environments.

Webb School of Knoxville Upper School Achievement Center was recognized in the Libraries/Media Centers category. Focused on innovation and learning, the 16,885 s.f. space provides opportunities for augmented and virtual reality studies as well as collaborative workspaces. The library's primary focus is on digital media and innovation, while stacks have moved to a quiet zone elsewhere in the building.

Additionally, the University of Tennessee Zeanah Engineering Complex was acknowledged in the Technology/STEM Centers category. In collaboration with SmithGroup out of Detroit, MHM designed the Zeanah Engineering Complex to contain flexible laboratory spaces, laboratory support spaces, general-purpose classrooms, reconfigurable collaborative spaces, innovation labs, maker spaces, and administrative spaces. The 230,000 s.f. facility is a new gateway to the Tickle College of Engineering and home to the top-ranked Department of Nuclear Engineering.

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. Sixty-nine projects were chosen for publication in AS&U, and educational facilities, purchasing and business administration magazines reaching 57,000 facility planners, school and university administrators, and architects with the August issue. This is the competition’s 33rd year.