Public Libraries Data | Year in Architecture 2024

by LJ
Nov 04, 2024 | Filed in Design

The data for new public library buildings and renovations featured in LJ's Year in Architecture 2024.

PUBLIC NEW BUILDINGS
INSTITUTION POP IN K CODE PROJECT COST CONSTR. COST GROSS SQ. FT. SQ. FT. COST FURNITURE /EQUIP. COST ARCHITECT
ARIZONA                
Mesa 41 O $1,176,958 $1,008,010 1,431 $704.41 $232,000 EPG, A Terracon Company
CALIFORNIA                
Aptos 24 B 11,960,000 n/a 12,408 n/a 350,000 ABA
COLORADO                
Castle Rock 85 BS 25,200,000 24,588,000 62,718 392.04 1,920,060 OPN Architects
INDIANA                
Indianapolis 45 B 14,600,000 11,400,000 25,000 456.00 960,000 krM Architecture
Westfield 60 M 16,000,000 n/a 40,000 n/a n/a krM Architecture
Whitestown 14 B 8,800,000 7,700,000 22,716 338.97 427,000 krM Architecture
KANSAS                
Newton 18 M 10,177,716 7,856,869 25,000 314.27 423,618 HBM Architects
LOUISIANA                
Bossier City 129 M 10,500,000 9,300,000 39,425 235.89 634,000 Prevot Design Services
MARYLAND                
Middletown 36 B 10,859,000 9,323,000 15,000 621.53 860,000 HBM Architects; Noelker& Hull Associates
North Beach 10 B 13,600,000 12,500,000 28,000 446.43 750,000 HBM Architects; Colimore Architects
Pasadena 58 B 16,000,000 11,700,000 19,881 588.50 600,000 Grimm + Parker Architects
MASSACHUSETTS                
Greenfield 18 M 19,541,296 14,751,759 26,000 567.38 305,557 Johnson Roberts Associates
MISSOURI                
Grain Valley 16 B 8,000,000 n/a 12,500 n/a n/a Sapp Design Architects; Helix Architecture + Design
Independence 121 B 7,000,000 n/a 12,500 n/a n/a Sapp Design Architects; Helix Architecture + Design
Kansas City 11 B 7,000,000 n/a 17,000 n/a n/a Sapp Design Architects; Helix Architecture + Design
Riverside 7 B 9,000,000 n/a 12,500 n/a n/a Sapp Design Architects; Helix Architecture + Design
St. Louis 860 B 40,702,000 35,962,000 77,110 466.37 3,272,000 Lamar Johnson Collaborative
NEW JERSEY                
Wallington 12 M 3,500,000 3,000,000 6,000 500.00 500,000 Arcari + Iovino Architects, P.C.
NEW YORK                
Brooklyn 82 B 13,800,000 11,000,000 20,700 531.40 800,000 Magnusson Architecture and Planning
Medford 53 B 6,000,000 5,140,000 10,984 467.95 300,000 H2M Architects + Engineers; The Facilities Management Group
New York 11 B 13,600,000 n/a 20,000 n/a n/a Andrew Berman Architect
OHIO                
Cleveland 8 B 8,174,156 6,654,629 9,950 668.81 391,575 Bostwick Design Partnership
Columbus 40 B 26,244,531 19,703,376 39,200 502.64 1,300,956 Gund Partnership; Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design; Margaret Sullivan Studio
Rittman 6 B 6,796,803 5,976,748 14,138 422.74 274,430 BSHM Architects, Inc.
OKLAHOMA                
Oklahoma City 800 B 6,600,000 n/a 20,000 n/a n/a ADG/Blatt
PENNSYLVANIA                
Kennett Square 48 M 22,201,411 16,368,144 33,485 488.82 1,486,243 RRMM Architects
SOUTH CAROLINA                
Summerville 163 M 12,000,000 10,800,000 20,000 540.00 500,000 McMillan Pazdan Smith
TENNESSEE                
Nashville 692 B 27,000,000 17,962,340 28,527 629.66 989,921 HASTINGS
TEXAS                
Fulshear 1 B 17,501,000 12,600,000 41,980 300.14 1,000,000 Huitt-Zollars, Inc.
Houston 2300 B 19,293,093 16,841,248 23,260 724.04 1,000,000 BRAVE Architecture
New Braunfels 92 B 4,546,040 4,546,040 8,800 516.60 331,500 Komatsu Architecture
WISCONSIN                
Oregon 12 M 14,700,000 12,400,000 31,257 396.71 951,000 OPN Architects
Symbol Code: B—Branch Library; BS—Branch & System Headquarters; M—Main Library; MS—Main & System Headquarters; O—Combined Use Space

 

 

ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS
COMMUNITY POP IN K CODE PROJECT COST CONSTR. COST GROSS SQ. FT. SQ. FT. COST FURNITURE /EQUIP. COST ARCHITECT
ARIZONA                
Tucson 546 B $7,284,460 $4,940,567 13,808 $357.80 $1,761,893 Line and Space Architects, LLC
ARKANSAS                
Little Rock 14 B 1,834,767 1,679,164 9,718 172.79 138,285 AMR Architects, Inc.
COLORADO                
Windsor 43 M 1,136,000 913,000 17,500 52.17 223,000 RATIO
CONNECTICUT                
Sharon 3 M 2,800,000 2,700,000 6,600 409.09 n/a QA+M Architecture
GEORGIA                
Braselton 16 M 5,301,952 4,231,055 13,680 309.29 119,682 Architectural Collaborative
LaGrange 110 MS 7,527,205 6,784,567 39,100 173.52 461,290 Cas Architecture
ILLINOIS                
Bloomington 79 M 25,490,850 21,570,000 76,758 281.01 2,145,126 Engberg Anderson Architects
Champaign 88 M 3,500,000 2,750,000 8,000 343.75 250,000 Product Architecture + Design
Schaumburg 130 M 11,600,000 7,600,000 64,500 117.83 1,600,000 Product Architecture + Design
INDIANA                
Evansville 180 B 2,877,648 2,877,648 18,643 154.36 468,879 MKM architecture + design
Fort Branch 9 MS 5,275,071 4,126,851 18,813 219.36 532,439 Universal Design Associates, Inc.
LOUISIANA                
Clinton 30 MS 1,020,311 777,354 4,920 158.00 93,783 Holly & Smith Architects
Columbia 9 M 1,750,000 1,540,000 11,822 130.27 30,000 Land 3 Architect, Inc.
Ferriday 3 M 1,798,546 1,524,562 11,500 132.57 241,518 720 Design; Architecture Associates
Jonesboro 8 O 659,213 535,500 5,119 104.61 102,453 Coco & Company
MARYLAND                
Brandywine 5 B 3,312,120 42,826,917 4,900 576.92 143,094 Grimm + Parker Architects
MASSACHUSETTS                
Brighton 655 B 12,845,000 11,122,000 11,709 949.87 525,000 Oudens Ello Architecture, LLC
Marlborough 41 M 24,500,000 20,511,500 38,300 535.55 477,900 LBB Architects
MINNESOTA                
Wadena 4 M 2,185,000 1,805,051 7,277 248.05 106,938 BKV Group
MONTANA                
Bozeman 62 M 5,250,000 3,966,171 27,900 142.16 478,000 MSR Design; SMA Architects
NEW JERSEY                
Bayonne 72 M 2,805,260 2,800,000 7,600 368.42 175,000 Clarke Caton Hintz
Cape May 4 B 11,067,900 9,114,995 16,000 569.69 461,759 Michael Calafati Architect, LLC
Highland Park 15 M 735,323 735,323 10,061 73.09 n/a Arcari + Iovino Architects, P.C.
Paramus 26 M 1,200,000 1,100,000 2,000 550.00 100,000 Arcari + Iovino Architects, P.C.
West Orange 48 M 5,400,000 5,400,000 30,500 177.05 n/a Arcari + Iovino Architects, P.C.
NEW YORK                
Brooklyn 2700 O 900,000 900,000 5,500 163.64 172,806 Marble Fairbanks Architects
New City 34 M 13,247,323 11,023,000 38,500 286.31 416,866 VMDO Architects
New Hyde Park 35 B 1,463,656 986,819 5,400 182.74 262,837 MDA Designgroup Architects & Planners
OHIO                
Cincinnati 18 B 3,180,000 2,040,000 8,904 229.11 727,000 GBBN
Cincinnati 825 M 43,400,000 30,631,000 542,000 56.51 2,210,000 Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning, Inc.; Champlin Architecture
OREGON                
Portland 805 O 62,528,627 35,300,000 72,925 484.06 3,043,675 Hennebery Eddy Architects
PENNSYLVANIA                
Upper St. Clair 21 M 2,700,000 2,370,000 22,222 106.65 120,000 EPM Architecture
RHODE ISLAND                
Narragansett 31 M 6,799,871 5,732,047 18,990 301.85 227,824 HBM Architects
WASHINGTON                
Darrington 4 B 1,539,344 1,165,057 3,500 332.87 165,992 MSR Design
Symbol Code: B—Branch Library; BS—Branch & System Headquarters; M—Main Library; MS—Main & System Headquarters; O—Combined Use Space
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