LIBRARIES ON THE LOOSE!
DESIGN + BUILD COMPETITION
PROJECT INFORMATION
Project Type
Local design-build competition:
little free libraries
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Project Location
Seattle, WA
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Project Partners
Paper Hammer
Riot Creative Imaging
AIA Seattle
Design in Public
Arcade
AIGA
IDSA
Seattle Architecture Foundation
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Project Date
Summer 2014
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# of Design Teams
20
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Teams
Bassetti Architects
Bryant Group
Kira and Roy
Integrus Architecture
MAKE Design Studio
Nick
NAC Architecture
Neiman Taber Architects
RFM Architects
Sanchez Yamamoto Licciardi
Seattle Urban Farm Company
SHKS Architects
ShugartWasse Architects
Site Workshop
Swensen Say Faget + Hilliards Beer
Verge Architecture and Design
Max Wackerman + Family
David Witte
Johnston Architects
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ABOUT THIS PROJECT
The Libraries on the Loose design-build competition is designed to promote community and literacy in Seattle's neighborhoods! Little Free Libraries are small-scale book shelters where the free exchange of books, ideas, stories, and interests contribute to a shared experience valued by neighbors and visitors.
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These libraries were created and displayed at the 2014 Seattle Design Festival. Here's the competition brief our contestants used to guide their library creations.
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Thank you to the Libraries on the Loose Jury:
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Marcellus Turner - Seattle Public Libraries
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Audrey Barbakoff - Kitsap Regional Library
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Lesley Bain - Framework Cultural Placemaking
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Susan Jones - atelierjones
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Jayne Jaderholm - Pomegranate Center
Special thank you to our competition sponsors:
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Paper Hammer
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Riot Creative Imaging
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CONGRATULATIONS WINNERS!
GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
Johnston Architects with Spinning Stories
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UNDER 18 GRAND PRIZE WINNER:
Max Wackerman + Family with "Our Little Library"
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PEOPLE'S CHOICE:
Bassetti Architects with The Library Press
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HONORABLE MENTION:
Kira Connery + Roy McGarrah with At the Bus Stop
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