Public Libraries Data | Year in Architecture 2021

by LJ
Nov 29, 2021 | Filed in Design

The data for new public library buildings and renovations featured in LJ's Year in Architecture 2021.

 

NEW BUILDINGS

COMMUNITY POP IN K CODE PROJECT COST CONSTR. COST GROSS SQ FT SQ FT COST FURNITURE /EQUIP. COST ARCHITECT
CALIFORNIA                
Capitola 30 B $13,470,000 $11,290,000 11,700 $964.96 $425,000 Noll & Tam Architects
Felton 8 B 11,735,412 9,698,211 9,000 1,077.58 261,406 Noll & Tam Architects; Teall Messer Architect
Riverside 326 M 43,300,000 38,250,000 38,670 989.14 2,850,000 Johnson Favaro, LLP
Yorba Linda 70 M 52,000,000 41,300,000 62,811 657.53 1,974,000 Group 4 Architecture
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA                
SW Washington, D.C. 100 B 18,000,000 16,862,052 20,000 843.10 989,574 Perkins + Will
FLORIDA                
Odessa 562 B 12,000,000 9,200,000 28,940 317.90 1,500,000 FleischmanGarcia Architecture
Riverview 124 B 9,641,000 9,100,000 32,167 282.90 645,000 FleischmanGarcia Architecture
GEORGIA                
Hapeville 7 B 4,230,928 2,812,492 5,975 470.71 484,530 McMillan Pazdan Smith
ILLINOIS                
Chicago 20 B 26,231,040 24,800,000 18,000 1,377.78 100,000 John Ronan Architects
Geneva 31 M 22,313,349 18,531,000 56,000 330.91 2,200,349 StudioGC architecture + interiors
INDIANA                 
Indianapolis 47 B 9,118,988 8,247,825 22,800 361.75 284,563 HBM Architects; Schmidt Associates
MARYLAND                
Leonardtown 40 MS 14,785,843 12,961,379 28,250 458.81 598,923 Grimm + Parker Architects
North East 25 MS 21,000,000 16,500,000 43,634 378.15 1,600,000 Quinn Evans; Tappé Architects
MASSACHUSETTS                
Norwell 11 M 15,354,000 12,000,000 21,700 553.00 874,635 Oudens Ello Architecture
Weymouth 55 MS 33,000,000 26,000,000 52,000 500.00 n/a Tappé Architects
MISSOURI                
Clever 5 B n/a 1,500,000 5,100 294.12 60,000 Sapp Design Associates Architects
Eureka 12 B 6,858,223 5,260,249 15,555 338.17 375,617 Arcturis
MONTANA                
Missoula 120 M 40,692,859 28,730,007 106,675 269.32 3,895,630 MSR Design; A&E Architects
NEW JERSEY                
Berkeley Heights 13 M 5,376,000 4,126,000 11,700 352.65 250,000 Arcari + Iovino Architects
NEW YORK                
Brooklyn 41 B 22,889,118 19,720,920 15,256 1,292.67 913,325 Marble Fairbanks
OREGON                
Milwaukie 40 M 10,458,600 8,418,500 18,095 465.24 419,200 Hacker – Architecture & Interior Design
PENNSYLVANIA                
Delmont 2 M 1,200,000 1,200,000 4,600 260.87 50,000 KACIN
SOUTH CAROLINA                
Charleston 80 B 12,380,000 11,560,000 20,000 578.00 n/a McMillan Pazdan Smith
TENNESSEE                
Nashville 13 MS 116,019,048 107,782,768 253,600 425.01 2,500,000 Tuck Hinton Architects, PLC; Thomas, Miller & Partners, LLC
TEXAS                
Dallas 48 B 10,701,528 6,113,401 18,000 339.63 285,894 DSGN Associates Inc.
Frisco 210 B 694,000 500,000 3,000 166.67 158,000 720 Design
UTAH                
Kearns 37 B n/a 12,500,000 34,519 362.12 850,000 Architectural Nexus; Margaret Sullivan Studio
WASHINGTON                
Ariel 1 B 1,400,000 990,000 2,000 495.00 21,000 Johansson Wing Architects, PC
Sedro-Woolley 27 M 8,601,944 5,418,464 11,225 482.71 974,600 SHKS Architects
ALBERTA, CANADA                
Edmonton 1,448 M 70,617,056 58,260,394 227,733 255.83 6,837,964 Teeple Architects; Stantec
Symbol Code: B—Branch Library; BS—Branch & System Headquarters; M—Main Library; MS—Main & System Headquarters; S—System Headquarters; O—Combined Use Space; n/a—not available

 

ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS

COMMUNITY POP IN K CODE PROJECT COST CONSTR. COSTS GROSS SQ FT SQ FT COST FURNITURE /EQUIP. COST ARCHITECT
ARKANSAS                
Fayetteville 94 M $50,735,888 $35,152,708 169,641 $207.22 $8,419,196 MSR Design; Allison + Partners
COLORADO                
Manitou Springs 6 B 438,226 159,659 2,198 72.64 32,918 Nunn Construction
GEORGIA                
Atlanta 22 B 1,976,043 998,322 8,599 116.10 474,954 720 Design, Inc.; CPL: Architecture, Engineering & Planning
Atlanta 1,100 MS 57,042,724 41,725,766 155,200 268.85 5,847,668 Cooper Carry Architects; Moody Nolan
Atlanta 27 B 3,156,149 1,860,115 9,251 201.07 753,669 720 Design, Inc.; CPL: Architecture, Engineering & Planning
Johns Creek 21 B 4,554,098 2,516,799 24,600 102.31 1,184,291 McAfee3 Architects
Marietta 144 MS 9,691,724 6,882,575 68,400 100.62 818,202 720 Design, Inc.; CPL: Architecture, Engineering & Planning
IDAHO                
Meridian 118 B 1,296,031 1,079,699 3,670 294.20 85,567 MSR Design
ILLINOIS                
Northbrook 33 M 1,420,000 749,945 5,000 149.99 593,680 Product Architecture + Design
Skokie 68 M 18,178,524 13,999,437 91,554 152.91 2,305,653 Andrew Berman Architect
St. Charles 33 M 18,500,000 16,100,000 66,842 240.87 780,000 Sheehan Nagle Hartray Architects
INDIANA                
Bluffton 28 M 3,150,650 2,186,980 38,000 57.55 713,670 MKM architecture + design
IOWA                
West Des Moines 66 M 2,655,000 1,870,000 52,000 35.96 481,000 Studio MELEE
KENTUCKY                
Louisa 16 M 3,699,601 4,580,566 16,794 272.75 430,065 OPN Architects, Inc
LOUISIANA                
Baton Rouge 13 B 5,081,486 4,034,240 31,066 129.86 573,875 Bradley-Blewster Architects
Baton Rouge 47 B 5,304,870 4,125,820 37,750 109.29 672,760 Cockfield-Jackson Architects
MAINE                
Falmouth 11 M 6,604,896 5,295,449 18,749 282.44 456,949 Simons Architects
MICHIGAN                
Dowagiac 13 M 6,930,082 5,652,835 16,641 339.69 505,369 HBM Architects
MONTANA                
Helena 61 MS 5,900,000 4,785,862 39,000 122.71 618,364 Mosaic Architecture
NEW JERSEY                
Newark 281 M 3,120,400 2,220,000 1,400 1,585.71 485,900 Ann Beha Architects
NEW YORK                
Brooklyn 56 M 38,302,000 34,693,076 31,750 1,092.70 371,967 Toshiko Mori Architect
Geneseo 12 M 1,322,602 1,062,463 4,200 252.97 200,707 Bero Architecture
New York 3,500 B 200,000,000 180,600,000 180,000 1,003.33 5,000,000 Mecanoo New York; Beyer Blinder Belle
New York 14 B 8,200,000 7,250,000 5,200 1,394.23 343,000 Smith-Miller + Hawkins Architects
NORTH CAROLINA                
Charlotte 225 B 11,000,000 7,950,000 33,800 235.21 825,000 Liollio Architecture
OHIO                
Cadiz 12 MS 1,485,155 1,142,817 7,812 146.29 150,338 HBM Architects
Canton 27 B 1,522,392 1,080,043 11,500 93.92 209,730 HBM Architects
Mentor-on-the-Lake 7 B 827,416 663,343 4,985 133.07 56,573 HBM Architects
VIRGINIA                
Manassas 59 B 1,164,796 679,390 23,000 29.54 430,795 Peck Peck & Associates
Manassas 43 B 768,421 466,644 5,887 79.27 279,760 L2M Architects
WASHINGTON                
Ridgefield 8 B 4,000,000 2,800,000 8,000 350.00 171,000 Johansson Wing Architects, PC
Symbol Code: B—Branch Library; BS—Branch & System Headquarters; M—Main Library; MS—Main & System Headquarters; S—System Headquarters; O—Combined Use Space; n/a—not available
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