Winners were honored in the following categories on June 24, 2012, at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Anaheim:
Academic Libraries, 30,000 SF and Smaller
Julian Street Library, Princeton University, NJ
Joel Sanders Architect, New York, NY
Academic Libraries, over 30,000 SF
Academic Learning Library, Nipissing University; North Bay, ON
Diamond Schmitt Architects / Evans Bertrand Hill Wheeler Architecture Inc.; Toronto, ON
Public Libraries, 30,000 SF and Smaller
Anacostia Neighborhood Library; Washington DC
The Freelon Group; Durham, NC
Public Libraries, over 30,000 SF
McAllen Public Library, McAllen, TX
Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd. (MS&R); Minneapolis, MN
Single Space
Atlanta University Center, Woodruff Library Learning Commons; Atlanta, GA
Shepley Bulfinch; Boston MA
Single Space
Boston Public Library, Norman B. Leventhal Map Center; Boston, MA
Gensler; Boston, MA
Outstanding Historical Renovation Project
Carnegie Library; Cold Spring Harbor, NY
Centerbrook Architects and Planners; Centerbrook, CT
On the Boards
Preston Royal Replacement Branch Library; Dallas, TX
Perkins + Will; Dallas, TX
Honorable Mention
Mattapan Branch Boston Public Library; Mattapan, MA
William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.; Boston, MA
Honorable Mention
Ramsey County Roseville Library; Roseville, MN
Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle, Ltd. (MS&R); Minneapolis, MN
See Photos of the Winning Projects
Competition jurors: Charles Forrest, Emory University Libraries; Jim Griffo, IIDA, Gresham Smith & Partners; Dr. Susan E. Parker, UCLA Library; Stacy Reed, IIDA, LEED AP, ID+C, Gensler; Dr. Frederick Schlipf, GSLIS, University of Illinois, Urbana; and Felice L. Silverman, IIDA, Silverman Trykowski Associates