Explore the winners of the AIA/ALA Library Building Award 2025, recognizing the best projects in library architecture and design.
AIA/ALA Library Building Award
Louisville Free Public Library Northeast Regional Public Library
April 21, 2023
The award-winning library design of the Louisville Free Public Library Northeast Regional Public Library replaces a smaller, outdated facility and transforms…
AIA/ALA Library Building Award
Missoula Public Library New Main Library
April 21, 2023
The award-winning library design of the Missoula Public Library New Main Library creates a vibrant cultural hub for the region’s more than 120,000 rural…
AIA/ALA Library Building Award
Atherton Library
April 21, 2023
The award-winning library design of the Atherton Library creates a zero net energy building reflective of the modern library’s evolution to a vibrant civic hub…
AIA/ALA Library Building Award
AIA/ALA Library Building Awards 2023
December 5, 2023
Explore winners of the AIA/ALA Library Building Award 2023, recognizing the best projects in library architecture and design.
AIA/ALA Library Building Award
Student Success District, University of Arizona
April 21, 2023
The award-winning library design of the Student Success District at the University of Arizona unites the school’s siloed student support services to offer…
AIA/ALA Library Building Award
Woburn Public Library
April 21, 2023
The award-winning library design of the Woburn Public Library expands and enhances the beauty of the original design with a 30,500 square foot addition.
COTE® Top Ten Award
USG Biomedical Sciences & Engineering Education Building
May 16, 2024
The award-winning design for USG Biomedical Sciences & Education Engineering Building in Rockville, Md. merges a multidisciplinary STEM academic environment and…
COTE® Top Ten Award
PAE Living Building
May 17, 2024
The award-winning design for PAE Living Building in Portland, Ore. serves as a model for bridging sustainable design and profitability in commercial office…
COTE® Top Ten Award
The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund
May 20, 2024
The award-winning design for The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund in Kinigi, Musanze, Rwanda promotes knowledge dissemination and…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Thurston Hall Renovation
May 23, 2024
The award-winning design for Thurston Hall Renovation in Washington, D.C. exemplifies the use of existing building foundations to accommodate modern-day student…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Pacific Landing Affordable Housing
May 24, 2024
The award-winning design for Pacific Landing Affordable Housing in Santa Monica, Calif. offers a sustainable living environment and fills a unique niche for low…
COTE® Top Ten Award
The Tom and Ruth Harkin Center at Drake University
May 17, 2024
The award-winning design for The Tom and Ruth Harkin Center at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa exemplifies universal design and a partnership of…
COTE® Top Ten Award
COTE® Top Ten Award 2024
June 6, 2024
Explore the COTE® Top Ten Award 2024 winners—recognized for setting the standard in sustainable design excellence.
COTE® Top Ten Award
Alice West Fleet Elementary School
May 14, 2024
The award-winning design for Alice West Fleet Elementary School in Arlington, Va. brings a fresh perspective and approach to student-centered learning in an…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Hayward Library & Community Learning Center
May 23, 2024
The award-winning design for Hayward Library & Community Learning Center in Hayward, Calif. exemplifies water conservation and invites patrons to access and…
COTE® Top Ten Award
MASS MoCA Building 6
May 23, 2024
The award-winning design for MASS MoCa Building 6 in North Adams, Mass. repairs prior environmental missteps while enhancing its cultural contribution to the…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the Harvard University Science and Engineering Complex helps shift the typology toward environmental stewardship to…
COTE® Top Ten Award
DPR Sacramento Zero Net Energy Office
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of the DPR Sacramento Zero Net Energy Office creates a sustainable work environment that fosters a greater collaboration…
COTE® Top Ten Award
Casa Adelante 2060 Folsom
April 20, 2023
The award-winning sustainable design of Casa Adelante 2060 Folsom in San Francisco takes advantage of the walkable and transit-rich site to create…
