by Brianna Crandall — May 2, 2014—The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) and the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), have just announced the winners of the 2014 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards. This biennial competition honors international excellence in library interior design. Award winners are said to demonstrate excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, function, and satisfaction of the client’s objectives.
“The entries that we received for this biennial competition clearly speak to the evolving needs of 21st-century library patrons,” IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, LEED AP, said. “And they illustrate that library design spaces can inspire as well as they function. In this 20th anniversary year of IIDA, we are pleased to honor and celebrate this year’s winners and their contribution to the elevation of design.”
The Best of Category winners of the 2014 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards are:
- Public Libraries, Over 30,000 sq. ft.: Midland Centennial Library, Midland, TX; Dewberry, Dallas, TX
- Public Libraries, 30,000 sq. ft. and smaller: Queens Library, Jamaica, NY; Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership, New York, NY
- Academic Libraries, Over 30,000 sq. ft. : James B. Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; Snohetta/Clark Nexsen/Another Inside Job, New York, NY
- Academic Libraries, 30,000 sq. ft. and smaller: Glenmore Christian Academy Elementary Library, Calgary, AB, Canada; Loop Interior Design Inc., Calgary, AB, Canada
- Special Libraries, Over 30,000 sq. ft. : Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; Gensler, Dallas, TX
- Special Libraries, 30,000 sq. ft. and smaller: Resource Library, Los Angeles, CA; Gensler, Los Angeles, CA
- Outstanding Historic Renovation Project: St. Louis Public Library, Central Library, St. Louis, MO; CannonDesign, St. Louis, MO
- Single Space Design: NYPL Hamilton Grange Teen Center, New York, NY; Rice+Lipka Architects, New York, NY
- On the Boards: New Law Library of Harlem, New York, NY; MULTIPLICITIES, New York, NY
The Best of Competition winner will be announced at the ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Las Vegas on June 26, 2014, where all of the competition winners will be celebrated. A complete list of the Best of Category and Honorable Mention winners is available on the IIDA Web site. Images of the winning projects is also featured on the IIDA Web site, and will be published in the Contract and American Libraries magazines.
