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2018 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards

  • Winners Announced
2016 ALA Hero
Honoring excellence in library interior design and promoting examples of extraordinary design reflected through innovative concepts across nine categories.

Winners

  • Project Title

    Tecnológico de Monterrey New Main Library

    N/A
    • Location

      Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MX

    • Firm

      Sasaki, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

    • Category

      Academic Libraries (Over 30000 sq. ft)

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Sasaki Tecnologico De Monterrey New Main Library 2018 06
    • Sasaki Tecnologico De Monterrey New Main Library 2018 05
    • Sasaki Tecnologico De Monterrey New Main Library 2018 04
    • Sasaki Tecnologico De Monterrey New Main Library 2018 03
    • Sasaki Tecnologico De Monterrey New Main Library 2018 02
    • Sasaki Tecnologico De Monterrey New Main Library 2018 01
  • Project Title

    Alfred R. Goldstein Library

    N/A
    • Location

      Sarasota, Florida, USA

    • Firm

      Shepley Bulfinch, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    • Category

      Academic Libraries (Over 30000 sq. ft)

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Shepley Bulfinch Alfred R Goldstein Library 2018 12
    • Shepley Bulfinch Alfred R Goldstein Library 2018 11
    • Shepley Bulfinch Alfred R Goldstein Library 2018 10
    • Shepley Bulfinch Alfred R Goldstein Library 2018 09
    • Shepley Bulfinch Alfred R Goldstein Library 2018 08
    • Shepley Bulfinch Alfred R Goldstein Library 2018 07
  • Project Title

    Beyazit State Library

    N/A
    • Location

      Istanbul, Turkey

    • Firm

      Tabanlioglu Architects, Istandbul, Turkey

    • Category

      Outstanding Historical Renovation

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Tabanlioglu Architects Beyazit State Library 2018 18
    • Tabanlioglu Architects Beyazit State Library 2018 17
    • Tabanlioglu Architects Beyazit State Library 2018 16
    • Tabanlioglu Architects Beyazit State Library 2018 15
    • Tabanlioglu Architects Beyazit State Library 2018 14
    • Tabanlioglu Architects Beyazit State Library 2018 13
  • Project Title

    Columbia Heights Library

    N/A
    • Location

      Columbia Heights, Minnesota, USA

    • Firm

      HGA Architects and Engineers, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

    • Category

      Public Libraries - 30,000 sq. ft. and under

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • HGA Architects And Engineers Columbia Heights Library 2018 24
    • HGA Architects And Engineers Columbia Heights Library 2018 23
    • HGA Architects And Engineers Columbia Heights Library 2018 22
    • HGA Architects And Engineers Columbia Heights Library 2018 21
    • HGA Architects And Engineers Columbia Heights Library 2018 20
    • HGA Architects And Engineers Columbia Heights Library 2018 19
  • Project Title

    Columbus Metropolitan Library: Northside Branch

    N/A
    • Location

      Columbus, OH, USA

    • Firm

      NBBJ, Seattle, WA, USA

    • Category

      Public Libraries - 30,000 sq. ft. and under

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • NBBJ Columbus Metropolitan Library 2018 30
    • NBBJ Columbus Metropolitan Library 2018 29
    • NBBJ Columbus Metropolitan Library 2018 28
    • NBBJ Columbus Metropolitan Library 2018 27
    • NBBJ Columbus Metropolitan Library 2018 26
    • NBBJ Columbus Metropolitan Library 2018 25
  • Project Title

    Austin Central Library

    N/A
    • Location

      Austin, Texas, USA

    • Firm

      Shepley Bulfinch, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    • Category

      Public Libraries - Over 30,000 sq. ft.

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Shepley Bulfinch Austin Central Library 2018 36
    • Shepley Bulfinch Austin Central Library 2018 35
    • Shepley Bulfinch Austin Central Library 2018 34
    • Shepley Bulfinch Austin Central Library 2018 33
    • Shepley Bulfinch Austin Central Library 2018 32
    • Shepley Bulfinch Austin Central Library 2018 31
  • Project Title

    Moelis Family Grand Reading Room

    N/A
    • Location

      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    • Firm

      Gensler, Washington, DC USA

    • Category

      Single Space

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Gensler Moelis Family Grand Reading Room 2018 42
    • Gensler Moelis Family Grand Reading Room 2018 41
    • Gensler Moelis Family Grand Reading Room 2018 40
    • Gensler Moelis Family Grand Reading Room 2018 39
    • Gensler Moelis Family Grand Reading Room 2018 38
    • Gensler Moelis Family Grand Reading Room 2018 37
  • Project Title

    Hedrick Study at University of California, Los Angeles

    N/A
    • Location

      Los Angeles, California, USA

    • Firm

      Johnson Favaro, Culver City, California, USA

    • Category

      Special Libraries - 30,000 sq. ft. and under

    • Award

      Category Winner

    • Johnson Favaro Hedrick Study At Universityof California 2018 48
    • Johnson Favaro Hedrick Study At Universityof California 2018 47
    • Johnson Favaro Hedrick Study At Universityof California 2018 46
    • Johnson Favaro Hedrick Study At Universityof California 2018 45
    • Johnson Favaro Hedrick Study At Universityof California 2018 44
    • Johnson Favaro Hedrick Study At Universityof California 2018 43
  • Project Title

    In June, the American Library Association (ALA) and IIDA hosted the ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards reception during the 3-day library conference in New Orleans, Louisiana.

    N/A
    • Location

      N/A

    • Firm

      N/A

    • Category

      N/A

    • Award

      N/A

    • ALAIIDA Reception1 2018
  • Project Title

    Jurors Stasia Czech Suleiman, IIDA, NCIDQ, senior principal designer at HOK, and Jessica Kayongo, sociology librarian at the University of Notre Dame, were in attendance to provide juror feedback on the winning projects.

    N/A
    • Location

      N/A

    • Firm

      N/A

    • Category

      N/A

    • Award

      N/A

    • ALAIIDA Reception2 2018
  • Project Title

    Cheryl Durst, Hon. FIIDA, IIDA executive vice president and CEO, presents representatives of Gensler with their award for the Moelis Family Grand Reading Room, category winner in the Single Space category

    N/A
    • Location

      N/A

    • Firm

      N/A

    • Category

      N/A

    • Award

      N/A

    • ALAIIDA Reception3 2018
  • Project Title

    Cheryl Durst presents a representative of Shepley Bulfinch with their award for the Austin Central Library, designed by a Lake Flato, Shepley Bulfinch joint venture, in the Public Library – Over 30,000 sq. feet category.

    N/A
    • Location

      N/A

    • Firm

      N/A

    • Category

      N/A

    • Award

      N/A

    • ALAIIDA Reception4 2018
  • Project Title

    Cheryl Durst presents NBBJ with their award for the Columbus Metropolitan Library: Northside Branch.

    N/A
    • Location

      N/A

    • Firm

      N/A

    • Category

      N/A

    • Award

      N/A

    • ALAIIDA Reception5 2018

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