• Winners of ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards Announced

    Biennial competition recognizes excellence in library interior design reflected through innovative concepts in nine categories.
    June 21, 2022
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    IIDA and the American Library Association (ALA) recently announced the recipients of the 2022 Library Interior Design Awards. This biennial competition recognizes excellence in library interior design and promotes examples of extraordinary design reflected through innovative concepts in nine categories.

    “Libraries are one of the most challenging and remarkable projects that designers can take on as they need to create a shared, multi-use space that continually inspires and facilitates learning for a community,” said IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO, Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA. “These winning projects connected equitable use and created strong community connections. Thanks to such significant work, the future of library design can serve as thought-provoking inspiration for other segments of the built environment.”

    Entries were reviewed by a committee of interior design and library professionals: Garvey Library Consulting Founder and Principal, Toni Garvey, IIDA; Collins Cooper Carusi Architects Principal, Fiona Grandowski, IIDA, AIA; and Hollis + Miller Architects Associate Interior Designer, Hillary L'Ecuyer, IIDA.

    "We were highly impressed with the versatility of design submissions received this year,” said Grandowski on behalf of the jury. “It's gratifying to recognize these deserving design teams and projects that are pushing the boundaries of library design and encouraging a sense of community like never before."

    The recipients of the 2022 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards are:

    Academic Libraries—30,000 Square Feet and Under

    Project: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine Renovations, Harvard Medical School

    Firm: Shepley Bulfinch

    Project: Waterway Library

    Firm: Design Action

    Academic Libraries—Over 30,000 Square Feet

    Project: Hayden Library

    Firm: Kennedy & Violich Architecture

    Outstanding Historic Renovation Project

    Project: North York Central Library Interior Renovation

    Firm: Diamond Schmitt

    Project: Idea Exchange Old Post Office

    Firm: RDH Architects (RDHA)

    Public Libraries—30,000 Square Feet and Under

    Project: Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library Renovation

    Firm: Utile, Inc.

    Public Libraries—Over 30,000 Square Feet

    Project: Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

    Firm: Mecanoo in collaboration with Beyer Blinder Belle

    Project: Fairfield Area Library

    Firm: Quinn Evans

    Special Libraries—30,000 Square Feet and Under

    Project: Western Reserve Historical Society Research Library Renovation

    Firm: AECOM

    Project: The Hive

    Firm: Integrus Architecture

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