Library Buildings 2004: Spend Billions and They Will Come

Construction remains strong for 2004, with 203 public buildings and 36 academic projects People look at one billion dollars in one of two ways: if it is the result of the long, hard effort of years of fundraising, they rejoice; if it signifies an astronomical budget deficit, they cringe. How, then, should we respond as a community to reaching the $1 billion mark ($1,242,436,438, to be exact) in this year's spending for public library construction? One would suppose with a bit of both: elation at the availability of such wealth and trembling at the enormous cost of building today. The 203 public library projects completed between July 1, 2003 and June 30, 2004 share features beyond the exorbitant prices we face in the 21st century. Two of the largest buildings (the combined San José PL/San José State University, CA, and the Seattle PL Central Library) alone account for 27 percent of expenditures. Several facilities (Winter Haven PL, FL; Oak Park PL, IL) incorporate public spaces, especially parks, into their design, while a number of structures are shared between communities and school districts (Pacific Park Branch, Glendale, CA; Oak Lawn PL, Fresno, CA). Still others, like San José, merge public and academic facilities (Seminole Community Library at St. Petersburg College, FL; Jackson County Central Library/Rogue Community College Library, Medford, OR). Joint-use with community services continues unabated, this year even handcuffing libraries to police stations (e.g., Curtiss e-Library, Hialeah, FL).

Better late than never?

Two public projects come to fruition after years of trying. The B.B. Comer Memorial Library, Sylacauga, AL, raised funds through a foundation over 12 years, and the Cary Memorial Library, Lexington, MA, took nine years to bring a 1909 structure into the information age. Not wanting to wait that long, veterans of Spring Valley, IL, American Legion Post #182 contributed $200,000 to the Richard A. Mautino Memorial Library, on the condition that it be finished in 2004 so they could enjoy it. The 36 academic projects include the other half of those joint-use facilities, plus a number of specialized schools of law, music, science, and hotel management. The $40 million addition/renovation at Marquette University, Milwaukee, encompasses 226,813 square feet. This year's architectural picture remains bright, even if one does get a bit glassy-eyed when looking at the dollars involved. Still, technological adaptability, teen centers, high-tech systems, and expanded community service have their price. Now that these buildings are completed, with all that glorious innovation, people will rejoice and come to the library.
Bette-Lee Fox is Managing Editor, LJ

ARCHITECTS

A Abraham & Associates [Loren Abraham], St. Paul; 651-480-2275 Acock Associates, Columbus, OH; 614-228-1586; www.acock.com Addington Partnership, Bakersfield, CA; 661-327-1690; www.addington.net Adalbert Albu, West Caldwell, NJ; 973-808-1977 Paul Allain, New Iberia, LA; 337-365-9493 Alley, Williams, Carmen & King, Burlington, NC; 336-226-5534; www.awck.com Amsler Woodhouse MacLean, Boston; 617-523-0442; www.awmarchitects.com Anderson Vaughan Architects, Jackson, TN; 731-664-6180 Angerio Design, PLLC [Rhonda Angerio], Raleigh, NC; 919-743-0778; www.angeriodesign.com Anshen+Allen, Los Angeles; 323-525-0500; www.anshen.com apaceDesign [Mark Misselhorn], Peoria, IL; 309-685-4722; www.apacedesign.com Arcari & Iovino Architects, PC [Anthony Iovino], Little Ferry, NJ; 201-641-0600; www.aiarchs.com Architect Group Inc., Dayton; 937-223-2500 Architects Design Group II, Inc. [Robert Abrahamson], Wellesley, MA; 781-237-0704 Architects in Association, Rood & Zwick, Inc., Cocoa, FL; 321-631-8039; www.rzi.com Architectural Studio, Easton, PA; 610-258-4377 David Arthur Consultants, Inc., Dundee, MI; 734-823-5080 B Barany Schmitt Summers Weaver and Partners, Inc., Ft. Myers, FL; 239-278-3838; www.bsswarchitects.com Matthew J. Basye, Sioux City, IA; 712-252-3889 BEA International, Miami, FL; 305-461-2053 BCRA Architects Engineering, Tacoma; 253-627-4367; www.architectsbcra.com Beck Associates Architects, Oklahoma City; 405-232-7007 Ann Beha Architects, Boston; 617-338-3000; www.annbeha.com Bennett Wagner & Grody Architects, Denver; 303-623-7323; Gunnar Birkerts, Bloomfield Hills, MI; 248-626-5661; www.gunnarbirkerts.com Thomas Blurock Architects, Costa Mesa, CA; 949-646-9373; www.tblurock.com Brendle Library, Denver; 303-292-6967; www.brendlelibrary.com Buell Kratzer Powell Ltd., Philadelphia; 215-557-6509; www.bkp-ltd.com Buetow & Associates, Inc., St. Paul; 651-483-6701 Burt Hill Kosar Rittelmann Associates, Boston; 617-423-4252; www.burthill.com C Caolo & Bieniek Associates, Inc., Chicopee, MA; 413-594-2800 Carde Ten Architects, Santa Monica, CA; 310-453-4427; www.cardeten.com Carrier Johnson, San Diego; 619-239-2353; www.carrierjohnson.com Cartaya & Associates, Fort Lauderdale, FL; 954-771-2724 Clayton L. Carter, PE, Elkins, WV; 304-636-1917; www.clcpe.com CBLH Design [formerly Spice Costantino], Cleveland; 440-243-2000; www.spicecostantino.com Cherry/See Architects, Albuquerque, NM; 505-842-1278 City of Los Angeles, Architectural Division, 213-847-6370; eng.lacity.org/projects/library Clark Enersen Partners, Lincoln, NE; 402-477-9291; www.clarkenersen.com Cockfield•Jackson Architects [Stephen P. Jackson], Baton Rouge, LA; 225-761-1680; www.cjarchitects.com Cole & Cole, Fort Wayne, IN; 219-426-8205 Collaborative, Inc., Toledo; 419-242-7405; tcidesign.com Cooper Carry, Inc., Atlanta; 404-237-2000; www.coopercarry.com Cooper Roberts Simonsen Architects, Salt Lake City; 801-355-5915; www.crsarchitects.com Crafton, Tull & Associates, Inc., Russellville, AR; 479-968-1885; www.craftull.com Craig Gaulden Davis, Greenville, SC; 864-242-0761; www.cgdarch.com CRG Architects Planners, Inc., St. Augustine, FL; 904-825-1266; Crow/Clay & Associates, Portland, OR; 503-499-0040; www.crowclay.com D Design Management [Farzin Sadr], Lexington, KY; 859-252-7700 DesignStrategies LLC, Greenville, SC; 864-527-6500 DKSJ (Dyson Karby Siegrist Janzen Architects, Inc.), Fresno, CA; 559-497-6370; www.dksj.net DMS Architects, Inc., Fort Worth, TX; 817-570-2000; www.dmsarch.com George J. Donovan, AIA, & Associates, Bedminster, PA; 215-795-2400; www.gjdonovan.com dsgn associates, Dallas; 214-748-7712; www.dsgn.com Jim Duggins, El Centor, CA; 760-352-5600; www.dugginsconstruction.com Durrant Group, Inc., Hartland, WI; 262-367-6880; www.durrant.com E Steven Ehrlich Architects, Culver City, CA; 310-838-9700; www.s-ehrlich.com Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering, PC, Boston; 617-305-9800; www.eypae.com Elliott + Associates Architects, Oklahoma City; 405-232-9554; www.e-a-a.com Engberg Anderson Design Partnership, Milwaukee; 414-944-9000; www.eadp.com Michael Esmay, Upper Nyack, NY; 845-358-0933 F F&S Partners, Dallas; 214-559-4851; www.fsarchitects.com Field Paoli [Mark Schatz, AIA], San Francisco; 415-788-6606; www.fieldpaoli.com Fields Devereaux Architects & Engineers, Los Angeles; 323-965-7444; www.fdae.com FleischmanGarcia, Tampa, FL; 813-251-4400; www.fleischmangarcia.com Fletcher Farr Ayotte, PC, Portland, OR; 503-222-1661; www.ffadesign.com Fremer/Savel Architects, Los Angeles; 310-474-4074 Frimet Design Associates, Fort Lauderdale, FL; 954-522-0021 Frye Gillan Molinaro Architects, Chicago; 312-440-1584; www.fgmarch.com G Gant Architects, Houston, TX; 713-450-1414 Greg G. Gardiol, Architect, AIA, Metairie, LA; 504-885-0500 Pamela P. Gardner, Easton, MD; 410-820-7973; Gifford Spurck Associates, Denver; 303-296-8159; www.giffordspurck.com Gilfillan/Callahan.arch, Rolling Meadows, IL; 847-952-0545; www.gcarch.com Glover Architects, PC, Norman, OK; 405-321-2745; www.gloverarch.com Gould Evans, Kansas City, MO; 816-931-6655; www.gouldevans.com Graber & Imel Architects, Tulsa; 918-747-8028; www.graberandimel.com Grothe & Smith Architects, Modesto, CA; 209-578-0636 Group 4 Architecture, Research & Planning, San Francisco; 650-871-0709; www.g4arch.com Guggenheimer Architects [Peter Guggenheimer], New York; 212-925-2900; www.g-arch.com H H+L Architecture, Denver; 303-295-1792; www.hlarch.com H.H. 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