Eye-Popping, Show-Stopping Libraries: Trends and Insights from the AIA/ALA Library Building Awards

Eye—Popping Show—Stopping Libraries starts out by recounting the beginning of the relationship between the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the American Library Association (ALA) to establish the Library Building awards and traces the development of the program over the following five decades. In the next seven chapters the authors have grouped selected award—winning libraries by big themes, to explore the evolution of service innovations and design trends; most of the selected ca...