WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 29, 2013) – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has selected six recipients to receive the 2013 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards. Biennially, representatives from the AIA and the American Library Association (ALA) gather to celebrate the finest examples of library design by architects licensed in the U.S. The 2013 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards honor six separate projects.
The 2013 AIA/ALA Library Building Awards Jury includes: Jeanne M. Jackson, FAIA, Chair, VCBO Architecture; John R. Dale, FAIA, Harley Ellis Devereaux; Charles Forrest, Emory University Libraries; Kathleen Imhoff, Library Consultant; J. Stuart Pettitt, AIA, Straub Pettitt Yaste and John F. Szabo, Los Angeles Public Library.
The recipients of the award are as follows:
- Anacostia Neighborhood Library; Washington, D.C. - The Freelon Group
- Central Library Renovation; St. Louis - Cannon Design
- New York Public Library, Hamilton Grange Teen Center; New York City - Rice+Lipka Architects
- James B. Hunt Jr. Library; Raleigh, North Carolina - Snøhetta and Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee
- Oak Forest Neighborhood Library; Houston - NAAA + AWI + JRA
- South Mountain Community Library; Phoenix - richärd+bauer
