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The Five Thousand Pound Life design study

Learn more about the League's effort to confront the root causes of climate change through a national design study that puts people at the center of a prosperous future.

Design Study

Proposal | L+

A kit-of-parts strategy deploys modular furniture and infrastructure for innovative programming in existing libraries and new, non-traditional sites, aligning library design with contemporary needs.

Design Study

Proposal | UNION

A portfolio of strategies uses branding and communication, innovative programs, and bold architecture to build a constituency of library advocates who leverage private and public investment.

Design Study

Proposal | Andrew Berman Architect

Identifying spatial opportunities in underutilized branch library spaces, the team proposes six design interventions that can enhance each library's operations and efficacy.

Design Study

Proposal | MASS Design Group

A strategy of specialization fosters social cohesion by tailoring library programming to the unique cultural qualities of the neighborhood, solidifying the library’s role as community anchor.

Design Study

Block/Tower

For the Making Room design study, Stan Allen & Rafi Segal propose transforming commercial office space constructed in the 1960s and '70s into housing.

Design Study