diff --git a/modeling/applications/pmltools/CMakeLists.txt b/modeling/applications/pmltools/CMakeLists.txt
index ef168b6ffc979cede94129155bad26e42a3a59c1..3721857eaf28b92e803ded0fcb8ae6d40cc38ae9 100644
--- a/modeling/applications/pmltools/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/modeling/applications/pmltools/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ macro(pml_tool)
 
     # installation
     install(TARGETS ${PML_TOOLS_TARGET_NAME}
-            RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+            RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
             COMPONENT pml-tools
     )
   endif()
diff --git a/sdk/cmake/modules/CamiTKConfig.cmake.in b/sdk/cmake/modules/CamiTKConfig.cmake.in
index 6eb70c249bf72da599811f078e0032af2ee1aa2a..9edd596c022cafcaeb50c3c20f491c7921a01bc1 100644
--- a/sdk/cmake/modules/CamiTKConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/sdk/cmake/modules/CamiTKConfig.cmake.in
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ set(CAMITK_INCLUDE_DIR     ${CAMITK_DIR}/include/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}
 set(CAMITK_TESTDATA_DIR    ${CAMITK_DIR}/share/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}/testdata )
 set(CAMITK_CMAKE_DIR       ${CAMITK_DIR}/share/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}/cmake    )
 
+#-- supply default values for CMake (seems required by CMake 3.13)
+if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR)
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR "bin")
+endif()
+if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR)
+    # set default when not already defined by CMake
+    set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR "lib")
+endif()
+
 #-- User Config directory variable
 # see http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-4.8/qsettings.html#platform-specific-notes
 if(WIN32)
diff --git a/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKApplication.cmake b/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKApplication.cmake
index 774ef84e351cae11a3ad40ff4dd8c77e84bd115e..bfd4876ab40c307e521a9c3ad293a1585563cc88 100644
--- a/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKApplication.cmake
+++ b/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKApplication.cmake
@@ -553,9 +553,9 @@ macro(camitk_application)
         #########################################################################
 
         # FOLDER INSTALLATION
-        # Indicate where to install the application
+        message(STATUS "Installing application ${APPLICATION_TARGET_NAME} in ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}")        
         install(TARGETS ${APPLICATION_TARGET_NAME}
-                RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
+                RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
                 COMPONENT ${APPLICATION_TARGET_NAME}
         )
 
diff --git a/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKExtension.cmake b/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKExtension.cmake
index f946f7e7b88b136eb301332c1a7d3e5c7cff4dbe..14f7dc5c7cde80bda1b5bc087bec6c29187024d9 100644
--- a/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKExtension.cmake
+++ b/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKExtension.cmake
@@ -729,9 +729,9 @@ macro(camitk_extension)
         # Indicate where to install the action/component
         install(TARGETS ${${TYPE_EXTENSION_CMAKE}_TARGET_NAME}
                 # TODO always use private lib, even for runtime
-                RUNTIME DESTINATION lib/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}/${TYPE_EXTENSION}s
-                LIBRARY DESTINATION lib/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}/${TYPE_EXTENSION}s
-                ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}/${TYPE_EXTENSION}s
+                RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}/${TYPE_EXTENSION}s
+                LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}/${TYPE_EXTENSION}s
+                ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}/${TYPE_EXTENSION}s
                 COMPONENT ${${TYPE_EXTENSION_CMAKE}_TARGET_NAME}
         )
 
diff --git a/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKLibrary.cmake b/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKLibrary.cmake
index 85acf49bb613c41a2413aaccd14be46d9111dc45..9a63d36cd50cfcbc156d584e8508f16c384759e3 100644
--- a/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKLibrary.cmake
+++ b/sdk/cmake/modules/macros/camitk/CamiTKLibrary.cmake
@@ -542,30 +542,31 @@ macro(camitk_library)
 
     # FOLDER INSTALLATION
     # Indicate where to install the library, dependending on its property (public / private)
-    if (${DEFAULT_LIBRARY_NAME_CMAKE}_PUBLIC) # public library
+    message(STATUS "Installing library ${LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME} in ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}")
+    if (${DEFAULT_LIBRARY_NAME_CMAKE}_PUBLIC) # public library   
         if(WIN32)
             # public library -> install in bin folder
             install(TARGETS ${LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
-                    RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-                    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-                    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}
+                    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+                    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+                    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}
                     COMPONENT ${LIBRARY_NAME_INSTALL}
                     )
         else()
             # other public libraries -> install in lib folder
             install(TARGETS ${LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
-                    RUNTIME DESTINATION lib
-                    LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-                    ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib
+                    RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+                    LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+                    ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
                     COMPONENT ${LIBRARY_NAME_INSTALL}
                     )
         endif()
     else()
          # private library -> install in lib/camitk-version folder
             install(TARGETS ${LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
-                RUNTIME DESTINATION lib/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}
-                LIBRARY DESTINATION lib/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}
-                ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}
+                RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}
+                LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}
+                ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}
                 COMPONENT ${LIBRARY_NAME_INSTALL}
                 )
     endif()
diff --git a/sdk/libraries/core/CMakeLists.txt b/sdk/libraries/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 998afd67b4de9e2b35d4890d97c38d39cedcff20..ed20be5d29e12fb4273917d4ac9645f8d9d273af 100644
--- a/sdk/libraries/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sdk/libraries/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ set_target_properties(${CAMITK_CORE_LIB_TARGET_NAME}
 
 # lib installation
 install(TARGETS ${CAMITK_CORE_LIB_TARGET_NAME}
-        RUNTIME DESTINATION bin
-        LIBRARY DESTINATION lib
-        ARCHIVE DESTINATION lib/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}
+        ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/${CAMITK_SHORT_VERSION_STRING}
         COMPONENT ${CAMITK_CORE_LIB_TARGET_NAME}
 )