The American Library Association (ALA) and the International Interior Design Association are pleased to present the winners of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards. Submissions, open to any library worldwide, are judged by industry professionals based on aesthetics, design, creativity, and function. Of the selected projects, one is named Best of Competition. The winners were recognized in June at ALA’s Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego.
Academic Libraries, More than 30,000 square feet:
Main Library at Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico City
Design Firm: The Beck Group
Photo: Mauricio Milenko Rodriguez Panić
Academic Libraries, More than 30,000 square feet: D. B. Weldon Library at Western University in London, Ontario
Design Firm: Perkins&Will
Photo: Scott Norsworthy
Academic Libraries, 30,000 square feet and under:
North Study Commons at Georgia State University in Atlanta
Design Firm: PRAXIS3
Photo: McGinn Photography
Public Libraries, More than 30,000 square feet: Missoula (Mont.) Public Library, Main Library
Design Firm: MSR Design
Photo: Lara Swimmer
Public Libraries, More than 30,000 square feet: Shanghai Library East in China
Design Firm: Schmidt Hammer
Lassen Architects
Photo: RAWVISION Studio
Public Libraries, 30,000 square feet and under: Indianapolis Public Library, West Perry branch
Design Firm: HBM Architecture
Photo: Megan Ratts Photography
Public Libraries, 30,000 square feet and under: Contra Costa County (Calif.) Library, Pleasant Hill branch
Design Firm: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Photo: Matthew Millman Photography
(BEST IN COMPETITION) Outstanding Historic Renovation Project: The Commons at Helm Library, Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green
Design Firm: Gensler, Luckett & Farley
Photo: McGinn Photography
Single Space: Reading Room in Robarts Common at University of Toronto Libraries in Ontario
Design Firm: Superkül
Photo: doublespace photography
