The American Institute of Architects and American Library Association present the biennial Library Buildings Awards to encourage excellence in the design and planning of libraries. Architects licensed in the United States are eligible to enter any public or private library project from around the world, whether a renovation, addition, conversion, interior project, or new construction. The jury consists of three architects and three librarians with extensive library building experience. www.ala.org
2011 Winners
Arkansas Studies Institute
Little Rock, AR
Polk Stanley Wilcox
KAUST Library
Thuwal, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
HOK
Mattapan Branch Library
Boston, MA
William Rawn Associates, Architects, Inc.
Harmon Library
Phoenix, AZ
richard+bauer
William Oxley Thompson Memorial Library, Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
GUND Partnership
Source: American Library Association