Public Libraries Data | Year in Architecture 2023

The data for new public library buildings and renovations featured in LJ's Year in Architecture 2023.

PUBLIC NEW BUILDINGS
INSTITUTION POP IN K CODE PROJECT COST CONSTR. COST GROSS SQ. FT. SQ. FT. COST FURNITURE /EQUIP. COST ARCHITECT
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA                
Washington 13 B $18,654,000 $16,134,000 23,000 $701.48 $640,000 HGA
IDAHO                
Meridian 72 B 3,831,303 2,329,537 15,700 148.38 848,218 CSHQA; MSR Design
INDIANA                
Bloomington 140 B 14,529,318 11,281,000 42,000 268.60 1,453,060 Matheu Architects
IOWA                
Marion 42 M 18,000,000 12,600,000 52,000 242.31 2,700,000 Engberg Anderson
KENTUCKY                
Shepherdsville 83 M 15,103,929 10,624,743 45,065 235.76 1,078,886 Omni Architects
NEW JERSEY                
Cranbury 4 M 4,703,688 4,113,664 11,600 354.63 590,024 Arcari + Iovino Architects
Franklin Park 13 B 3,222,000 2,590,000 5,364 482.85 197,000 Arcari + Iovino Architects
Skillman 24 B 12,346,662 9,043,625 19,500 463.78 1,003,037 DMR Architects
OHIO                
Cleveland 6 B 5,850,048 4,828,458 8,000 603.56 200,000 Moody Nolan
Englewood 35 B 10,614,823 6,948,982 19,839 350.27 727,847 Ruetschle Architects
Gahanna 72 B 21,769,647 18,334,478 38,417 477.25 1,207,960 NBBJ
Huber Heights 56 B 16,314,672 10,678,647 26,617 401.20 1,075,997 LWC Incorporated
SOUTH CAROLINA                
North Charleston 26 B 15,080,000 12,450,000 20,000 622.50 600,000 McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
TEXAS                
Houston 102 B 2,900,000 2,500,000 2,804 891.58 210,000 Page / EYP
Houston 102 B 14,900,000 12,000,000 13,474 890.60 1,500,000 Page / EYP
Round Rock 124 M 46,000,000 30,000,000 66,000 454.55 1,500,000 PGAL, 720 Design
WASHINGTON                
La Conner 5 M 4,697,335 3,561,039 5,400 659.45 94,668 BuildingWork
Spokane Valley 107 B 14,907,000 12,421,000 27,449 452.51 1,036,000 Integrus Architecture
Symbol Code: B—Branch Library; M—Main Library

 

 

ADDITIONS AND RENOVATIONS
COMMUNITY POP IN K CODE PROJECT COST CONSTR. COST GROSS SQ. FT. SQ. FT. COST FURNITURE /EQUIP. COST ARCHITECT
CALIFORNIA                
Brea 48 B $2,196,907 $1,639,777 10,880 $150.71 $168,856 IDS Group Design & Consulting
Los Angeles 45 B 6,404,575 3,654,000 7,970 458.47 500,000 PBWS Architects
San Juan Capistrano 35 B 2,328,586 1,701,569 12,896 131.95 182,190 SVA Architects
Tiburon 11 M 18,310,000 14,400,000 20,000 720.00 765,000 Brown, Reynolds Watford Architects; EHDD Architecture
COLORADO                
Pueblo 168 MS 10,124,545 9,123,781 109,188 83.56 1,000,764 HBM Architects; Anderson Mason Dale Architects
ILLINOIS                
Antioch 26 M 8,780,000 6,750,000 40,773 165.55 1,300,000 Studio GC architecture + interiors
Rock Island 47 B 9,626,322 8,226,322 42,868 191.90 1,075,142 Studio 483 Architects
INDIANA                
Bremen 9 M 2,760,000 2,060,000 16,600 124.10 330,000 Arkos Design, Inc.
Carmel 101 M 38,540,000 30,374,364 128,320 236.71 1,700,000 RATIO Design
MARYLAND                
LaVale 15 M 4,800,000 4,400,000 17,300 254.34 396,000 Murphy & Dittenhafer
MASSACHUSETTS                
Boston 655 M 16,460,000 13,854,374 31,000 446.92 1,207,778 Finegold Alexander & Associates
NEBRASKA                
Omaha 43 B 6,381,406 4,511,393 30,001 150.37 1,173,020 HDR
NEW YORK                
Centereach 62 M 3,813,537 2,644,765 8,000 330.60 446,034 Bermello Ajamil & Partnerss
Lindenhurst 42 M 9,891,253 7,899,909 26,300 300.38 1,034,979 BBS Architects, Landscape Architects and Engineers
Massapequa 47 MS 2,477,000 1,780,000 25,000 71.20 430,000 MDA Designgroup Architects & Planners
New York 200 B 11,126,513 n/a 5,365 n/a n/a WXY + architecture + urban design
NORTH DAKOTA                
Mandan 25 M 5,900,000 4,767,000 20,000 238.35 510,000 Bartlett & West
OHIO                
Amherst 31 M 5,882,861 4,945,922 19,675 251.38 197,079 HBM Architects
Canton 3 B 809,833 601,307 4,750 126.59 87,051 HBM Architects
Cleveland 4 B 2,483,967 1,962,510 7,420 264.49 213,816 Williams Architects
Cleveland 13 B 4,020,293 3,204,946 9,728 329.46 270,000 HBM Architects
Cleveland 28 B 5,409,139 4,449,844 13,432 331.29 343,000 Vocon
Uniontown 21 B 988,802 707,695 8,700 81.34 132,786 HBM Architects
PENNSYLVANIA                
Red Lion 71 M 2,934,017 2,504,512 13,358 187.49 120,000 Warehaus
York 132 BS 5,769,006 5,055,143 68,548 73.75 343,186 Warehaus
SOUTH CAROLINA                
Mount Pleasant 92 B 3,500,000 2,300,000 14,000 164.29 485,000 McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
North Charleston 117 B 3,100,000 1,900,000 14,000 135.71 528,000 McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
TEXAS                
Frisco 230 MS 63,370,329 44,622,050 158,068 282.30 10,277,882 Gensler, 720 Design
Houston 57 B 5,000,000 3,900,000 28,633 136.21 626,000 Adams Architecture + Planning + Interiors
VIRGINIA                
Lorton 21 B 9,120,000 8,000,000 16,000 500.00 281,200 Grimm + Parker Architectures
Yorktown 72 B 6,815,968 5,571,758 21,800 255.59 513,998 HBM Architectures
WASHINGTON                
Spokane 250 M 33,000,000 n/a 117,000 n/a n/a Group 4 Architecture, Research + Planning
WISCONSIN                
Eau Claire 86 M 19,341,886 15,329,822 68,850 222.66 2,230,000 MSR Design
ONTARIO, CANADA                
Hamiliton 37 B 7,275,552 6,062,960 26,500 228.79 378,935 mcCallumSather
Symbol Code: B—Branch Library; BS—Branch & System Headquarters; M—Main Library; MS—Main & System Headquarters

 

 

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