To encourage excellence in the architectural design and planning of libraries, the AIA and the American Library Association/Library Administration and Management Association created this award to distinguish accomplishments in library architecture.
The existing brick structures, though of little architectural value, were greatly desired by the community to remain visually intact at the exterior. In an effort to...
The 20,000-square-foot library is a freestanding replacement for the small, shared use facility at the Desert Arroyo Middle School. Walls of weathered steel plate reflect the...
The building was conceived as a strong symmetrical box, a repository for character language texts and a sanctuary for study. The mass of the 4-story building...
The 490,500-square-foot new Chongqing Library is a stunning urban complex, which respects the long and unique culture of its predecessor while looking toward this energetic region’s...
The library consists primarily of two volumes interconnected by means of a 2-level glass gallery. The main volume is composed of three levels and the second...
The new Minneapolis Central Library is a vital civic landmark and cultural center for downtown Minneapolis. The highly sustainable design, which arose from a collaborative, public...
The City of Phoenix proposed to re-invigorate the “heart of Maryvale” with an innovative mixed- use building program which required a single building complex; a larger...
