The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) are awarding four libraries with the 2020 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards for excellence in architectural design. Complete details for each project are available on the AIA website.
2020 AIA/ALA Library Building Award recipients must demonstrate design achievement, including a sense of place, purpose, ecology, environmental sustainability, and of history. The recipients this year, selected by a six-person jury, exemplify these qualities.
2020 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards recipients:
- Billie Jean King Main Library, Long Beach, Calif., Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
- Capilano Library, Edmonton, AB Canada, Patkau Architects Inc.
- Independence Library and Apartments, Chicago, John Ronan Architects
- Northtown Branch Library and Apartments, Chicago, Perkins + Will