Cate School Library and Inquiry Hub Award Announcement

2025 Award Winner!
Awarded by AIA Santa Barbara

The Cate School Library and Inquiry Hub received an Honorable Mention Award from the American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara Chapter! As originally conceived through Blackbird Architect’s master plan for Cate School, this project adaptively re-uses a historic dining hall for a new academic hub – the Inquiry Collaborative – that supports the dynamic, inquiry-based education programs at Cate.

Special thanks and congratulations to all project collaborators.

Client | Cate School 
Landscape Architect | VAI Van Atta Associates Inc.
Civil Engineer | Ashley & Vance Engineering 
Structural Engineer | John A. Martin & Associates
Electrical Engineer | Alan Noelle Engineering
Mechanical, Plumbing and T-24 Engineering | Mechanical Engineering Consultants, Inc.
Planning Consultant | Suzanne Elledge Planning & Permitting Services, Inc. 
Acoustician | Rothermel Associates
General Contractor and Owner Representative | Hartigan/Foley General Building Contractors, Inc. 
Fire Protection Engineer | Schram Fire Protection Engineering 
Photography | Alex Nye