More than 30,000 square feet
Jen Library, Savannah (Ga.) College of Art and Design
Firm: Savannah College of Art and Design
Photo: Chia Chong
More than 30,000 square feet
David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Firm: Shepley Bulfinch
Photo: Robert Benson Photography
30,000 square feet and smaller
Southern Study in Shenzhen Library, China
Firm: BenGuo Design
Photo: Courtesy of IIDA
Charles E. Shain Library, Connecticut College, New London
Firm: Schwartz/Silver Architects
Photo: Paul Burk
Station Culture Train Station Adaptation, Rumia, Poland
Firm: Sikora (Interiors) Wnętrza
Photo: Tom Kurek Photography
More than 30,000 square feet
Madison (Wis.) Central Library
Firm: MSR Design
Photo: Lara Swimmer
30,000 square feet and smaller
Chinatown Branch, Chicago Public Library
Firm: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Photo: Jon Miller/Hedrich Blessing
30,000 square feet and smaller
Mill Woods Library, Seniors’ Centre and Multicultural Facility, Edmonton, Alberta
Firm: HCMA Architecture + Design/Dub Architects Ltd.
Photo: Joshua Peter Esterhuizen
The following libraries are winners of the 2016 Library Interior Design Awards, sponsored by ALA and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). The biennial competition honors international library interior design. Winners demonstrate excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, function, and satisfaction of the client’s objectives. The competition is managed by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) Buildings and Equipment Section’s Interior Design Awards Committee. Winners and their clients were honored at the 2016 ALA Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Florida.