WINNERS
ALA/IIDA LIBRARY INTERIOR 20 DESIGN AWARDS 22 AECOM Design Action Diamond Schmitt Integrus Architecture Kennedy & Violich Architecture Mecanoo in collaboration with Beyer Blinder Belle Quinn Evans RDH Architects (RDHA) Shepley Bulfinch Utile, Inc.
“Just like a good book, the jury was captivated by the story that each of these projects tell. The sophistication, timeless color palette, and flexibility of the space showed imagination and structure. We were also inspired by the designers’ allegory of historical references true to each space’s surrounding communities while showing us the next chapter of library design.”—Jury Special thank you to our publishing partner:
Front cover and inside photos by: Lisa Logan Photography and Tom Arban Photography, courtesy of Diamond Schmitt.
The 9th Biennial ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards honor excellence in library interior design and promotes examples of extraordinary design reflected through innovative concepts across nine categories.
JURORS
Toni Garvey, IIDA Founder and Principal Garvey Library Consulting For over 23 years, Toni Garvey has proudly contributed her extensive library planning, construction, and renovation expertise to help build better access for communities to new and reimagined Libraries. Garvey has helped establish over 16 libraries across the United States, and received the Library Journal, 2004 Librarian of the Year.
Fiona Grandowski, IIDA, AIA
Hillary L’Ecuyer, IIDA
Partner Collins Cooper Carusi Architects
Associate Interior Designer Hollis + Miller Architects
As a community builder, Fiona Grandowski, partner of Collins Cooper Carusi Architects, applies modern design thinking to create enduring spaces for people to gather, connect, reflect and thrive. Grandowski designs to forge emotional bonds between individuals and the built space, as well as the community they serve.
Hillary L’Ecuyer, associate interior designer with Hollis + Miller Architects, embraces interior design as the intersection of storytelling, creative problem solving, and the embodiment of beauty that supports and empowers inhabitants of every background. Focusing on educational design, L’Ecuyer harnesses her passion for life-long learning with mission-fit furniture and supportive design elements.
Photos by: Robert Benson Photography, courtesy of Shepley Bulfinch.
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES - 30,000 SQ. FT. AND UNDER PROJECT
Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine Renovations, Harvard Medical School Boston
FIRM
Shepley Bulfinch Boston
PROJECT
Waterway Library Tung Chung, Lantau Island
FIRM
Design Action Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong
Photos by: Design Action.
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES - 30,000 SQ. FT. AND UNDER
Photos by: John Horner, and Kennedy & Violich Architecture.
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES - OVER 30,000 SQ. FT. PROJECT
Hayden Library Cambridge, Massachusetts
FIRM
Kennedy & Violich Architecture Boston
Best of Competition PROJECT
North York Central Library Interior Renovation North York, Canada
FIRM
Diamond Schmitt Toronto
Photos by: Lisa Logan Photography and Tom Arban Photography, courtesy of Diamond Schmitt.
OUTSTANDING HISTORIC RENOVATION PROJECT
Photos by: Tom Arban, courtesy of RDH Architects (RDHA).
OUTSTANDING HISTORIC RENOVATION PROJECT PROJECT
Idea Exchange Old Post Office Cambridge, Canada
FIRM
RDH Architects (RDHA) Toronto
PROJECT
Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library Renovation Roxbury, Massachusetts
FIRM
Utile, Inc. Boston
Photos by: Anton Grassl Photography, courtesy of Utile, Inc.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES - 30,000 SQ. FT. AND UNDER
PROJECT
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL) New York
FIRM
Mecanoo in collaboration with Beyer Blinder Belle New York
Photos by: Jonathan Blanc, courtesy of NYPL.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES - OVER 30,000 SQ. FT.
Photos by: Chris Cunningham, courtesy of Quinn Evans.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES - OVER 30,000 SQ. FT. PROJECT
Fairfield Area Library Henrico County, Virginia
FIRM
Quinn Evans Richmond, Virginia
Photos by: Scott Pease Photography, courtesy of AECOM.
SPECIAL LIBRARIES - 30,000 SQ. FT. AND UNDER PROJECT
Western Reserve Historical Society Research Library Renovation Cleveland
FIRM
AECOM Cleveland
Photos by: Lara Swimmer Photography, courtesy of Integrus Architecture.
SPECIAL LIBRARIES - 30,000 SQ. FT. AND UNDER PROJECT
The Hive Spokane, Washington
FIRM
Integrus Architecture Spokane, Washington
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