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American Library Designs : Architecture

Key American Public Institution Developments – Modern architectural design and architects news.

post updated February 13, 2026

February 13, 2026
Redmond Library, Oregon
Architecture: The Miller Hull Partnership, LLP

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American Library Building Designs

Contemporary American Library Architectural Projects, chronological:

April 15, 2024
Chicago Flaxman Library, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois
Architecture: Kwong Von Glinow

photo : Mikael Olssons
Located in the 1902 Sharp building by Holabird & Roche Architects at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), Kwong Von Glinow designed the renovation of the school’s Flaxman Library by combining two floors of library space into one inter-connected learning and social hub. As an art school in the heart of Chicago, the various academic programs are necessarily spread across different buildings.

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Jun 23, 2018
South Central Regional Library Building, Jefferson Boulevard, Louisville, KY
Design: JRA Architects

photographers : Brandon Stengel, Farm Kid Studios
The facility provides 100,000 nearby residents with an accessible, inviting, and healthy place to access, enjoy, and participate in information sharing.

May 23, 2018
Los Gatos Library, Los Gatos, Santa Clara County, California
Architecture: Noll & Tam

photo : David Wakely Photography
Nestled at the foot of a wooded hillside, the new Los Gatos Public Library is a key element within a master plan that strengthens the connection between the town’s civic center and historic Pageant Park.

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Nov 15, 2017
Winter Park Public Library and Events Center in Florida
Design: Adjaye Associates

image : Adjaye Associates
This $30 m architectural project consolidates and replaces the existing library and civic center buildings and will be located on the northwest corner of a reinvigorated Martin Luther King Jr. Park.

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Jan 26, 2016
Temple University Library, North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Design: Snøhetta

image from architecture firm
This new US building will provide a new social and academic heart for the campus of 37,800 students.

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Jun 19, 2014
Beinecke Library Building Renovation, Yale, Connecticut
Design: Gordon Bunshaft ; Redesign: HBRA Architects

image from architecture firm
Following commencement ceremonies in May 2015, the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library will close its iconic building for 16 months to undergo a major renovation that will replace its climate-control systems and double its classroom space.

Apr 6, 2014
James B. Hunt Jr. Library, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Design: Snøhetta

photograph : Jeff Goldberg/Esto
In July 2013, the new James B. Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University, designed by Snøhetta in collaboration with local architect Clark Nexsen (formerly PBC+L), received the 2013 Library Building Award from the American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association in recognition of design excellence.

Jan 3, 2014
This American building by the celebrated Norwegian architects is one of e-architect’s picks from Buildings of 2013 : Architecture of the Year:

Jul 24, 2013
James B. Hunt Jr. Library – NCSU, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Design: Snøhetta

photo : Jeff Goldberg/Esto
In July 2013, the new James B. Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University, designed by Snøhetta in collaboration with local architect Clark Nexsen (formerly PBC+L), received the 2013 Library Building Award from the American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association in recognition of design excellence.

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Aug 10, 2011
Sunrise Mountain Library Building, Arizona
Design: richärd+bauer

image : Bill Timmerman
A replacement for a joint use, public library in a high school that had been in existence for over ten years, the new Sunrise Mountain Library is a modern full-service regional library with a 100,000-piece collection. The facility utilizes RFID and self-service technology.

Aug 1, 2011
John Spoor Broome Library, Camarillo, Ventura County, California, USA
Design: Foster & Partners with Gruen Associates

photo : Tim Griffith
The Channel Islands California State University in Camarillo opened its 23rd campus in 2002. The social and academic heart of the complex is the John Spoor Broome Library which was planned by Foster & Partners Architects and completed in 2008.

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US Library Buildings Designs

US Library Building Designs – Selection, alphabetical:

Arabian Library, Scottsdale, Arizona
Design: richärd+bauer

image : Bill Timmerman

Centennial Hills Library, Las Vegas, Nevada
Design: URS Corporation

image from BRA

Cesar Chavez Library, Phoenix, Arizona
Design: Line and Space with Richard+Bauer

image : Bill Timmerman

Hockessin Public Library, Delaware
Design: ikon.5 architects

photo © James D’Addio

Kirkwood Public Library, Delaware
Design: ikon.5 architects

photo © James D’Addio

Seattle Public Library, Washington
Design: OMA

photo : Philippe Ruault

More modern American Library Buildings online soon.

Location: USA

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US Libraries – No Images

Key New American Library Buildings Designs, no images:

Beinecke Library, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut
Date built: 1963
Design: Skidmore Owings Merrill Architects

Central Library – Renovation & expansion, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Design: Moshe Safdie Architects

Community Centre & Library, Maryvale, Phoenix, Arizona
Date built: 2006
Design: Gould Evans Wendell Burnette

Des Moines Public Library, Des Moines, Iowa
Date built: 2007
David Chipperfield Architects, London / Berlin

Exeter Library, Exeter, New Hampshire, north East USA
Date built: 1972
Louis Kahn Architect
Exeter Library building

Giesel Library Extension, University of California, Los Angeles, Southern California
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Gunnar Birkerts with Carrier Johnson

Irvine Science Library, University of California, Irvine, Los Angeles, California
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James Stirling Michael Wilford and Associates Ltd with IBI Group

Marriott Library – Underground Extension, University of Utah, Michigan
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Gunnar Birkerts with Carrier Johnson

Mathematics Tower / Science & Engineering Library, Columbus, Ohio
Date built: 1992
Philip Johnson/John Burgee with Collins, Reimer & Gordon Architects

Milford Library, Pike County, Pennsylvania
2007-
Frederic Schwartz, Architect

The Morgan Library, New York City
2006-
Renzo Piano Architects

Mount Angel Abbey Library, St Benedict (Mount Angel), Oregon
Date built: 1970
Alvar Aalto

Salt Lake City Main Public Library, Utah
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Moshe Safdie Architects

Schlesinger Library – Renovation, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Date built: 2004
Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates

Southeast Library, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Date built: 1964
Ralph Rapson

Visual & Performance Art Library, Brooklyn, New York City
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Taller de Enrique Norten Arquitectos

Library Buildings – Selection

Bibliotheca Alexandrina – Alexandria Library, Egypt
Snohetta Architecture

Birmingham Library building : Architecture Competition, England
Mecanoo Architecten

Seville University Library

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