LAFAYETTE TODAY
Library
Recognized
The American Institute of Architects named Skillman Library one of nine recipients of 2007 AIA/American Library Association Library Building Awards.
The biennial awards celebrate design by architects licensed in the United States. This year’s winners range from a public elementary school library to
the Presidential Library of
Bill Clinton.
Ann Beha Architects designed Skillman’s expansion and modernization.
“Many colleges are currently facing the daunting challenge of renovating and expanding libraries built in the 1960s and 70s during a pre-technology era focused largely on protecting paper media and providing for private study,” says an AIA news release. “Here, the architects transformed such a library into a modern center that reflects a new era of openness and connectivity to its community and the world.”
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