2006 Library Interior Design awards announced
Contact: Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist, LAMA
312-280-5032
For Immediate Release
May 10, 2006
2006 Library Interior Design awards announced
(Chicago) - The American Library Association (ALA) and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are pleased to announce the winners of the inaugural Library Interior Design Competition.
The biennial awards honor excellence in library interior design, incorporating aesthetics, design creativity, function, and satisfaction of the client's objectives.
Ten winners, two projects of merit, and one honorable mention were selected from more than 100 projects submitted from throughout North America.
The distinguished panel of judges for the competition included:
William Sannwald, Library Building consultant, San Diego; Susan Kent, director of the Branch Libraries, New York Public Library; Cary D. Johnson, Gensler, Chicago; and Neil Frankel, principal, Frankel + Coleman.
Lorraine Olley, executive director of the Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA), the division of ALA that administers the award program, served as facilitator for the judging, which took place on April 10, 2006.
Awards were selected in the following categories:
Academic Libraries:
30,000 sq. ft. and smaller
Project: Morton College Library - Cicero, Ill.
Firm: Legat Architects - Chicago.
Academic Libraries:
Over 30,000 sq. ft.
Project: University Library, University of Ontario Institute of Technology - Ontario, Can.
Firm: Diamond & Schmitt Architects, Inc. - Toronto, Can.
Project:
Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources, Valparaiso University - Valparaiso, Ind.
Firm: EHDD Architecture - San Francisco.
Special Merit awarded to:
Project:
Baker Library, Harvard University - Cambridge, Mass.
Firm: Robert A.M. Stern Architects - New York, N.Y.
Public Libraries:
30,000 sq. ft. and smaller
Project:
Incline Village Library - Incline Village, Nev.
Firm: Hershenow & Killenstein - Omaha, Neb.
Project:
Quincie Douglas Branch, Tuscon-Pima Public Library - Tuscon, Ariz.
Firm: Richard + Bauer Architects - Phoenix.
Honorable Mention awarded to:
Project:
International District/Chinatown Branch, Seattle Public Library - Seattle.
Firm: Miller Hayashi Architects, LLC - Seattle.
Public Libraries:
Over 30,000 sq. ft.
Project:
Pierre Berton Resource Library - Vaughan, Can.
Firm: Diamond & Schmidt Architects, Inc. - Toronto, Can.
Special Merit awarded to:
Project:
ImaginOn, Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County - Charlotte, N.C.
Firm: Gantt Huberman Architects with Holzman Moss Architecture - Charlotte, N.C.
Single Space
Project:
Nashville Public Library Civil Rights Collection - Nashville, Tenn.
Firm: Tuck-Hinton Architects - Nashville, Tenn.
Special Libraries:
30,000 sq. ft. and smaller
Project:
Edward E. Hale Public School 106 Library - Brooklyn, N.Y.
Firm: Rockwell Group -
New York, N.Y.
Innovation in Sustainable Design
Project:
Desert Broom Branch, Phoenix Public Library - Phoenix.
Firm: Richard + Bauer Architects - Phoenix.
"On the Boards"
Project:
Arabian Library, Scottsdale Public Library System - Scottsdale, Ariz.
Firm: Richard + Bauer Architects - Phoenix.
Winners will be honored, and the "Best of Show" announced, at the ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards Reception on Monday, June 26, 2006 during the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.
For ticket information, go to
www.ala.org/annual
.
Contact Fred Reuland at 1-800-545-2433 x5032 or
freuland@ala.org
to sponsor a table or for more information.
LAMA (
www.ala.org/lama), a division of ALA, encourages and nurtures current and future leaders, and develops and promotes outstanding and leadership and management practices.
ALA's mission is to provide leadership for the development, promotion and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship in order to enhance learning and ensure access to information for all.
IIDA is a professional networking and educational association of 11,000 members in eight specialty forums and more than 30 chapters around the world. Additional information is available on IIDA's website
www.iida.org.
