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New mass timber Teddy Roosevelt library aims to be one with nature

On July 4, 2026, the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is scheduled to open on 93 acres in Medora, a town in North Dakota with under 130 permanent residents, but which nonetheless has become synonymous with the 26th President of the United States, who lived there for several years in the 1880s.


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Top 20 Public Library Construction Firms for 2023

Gilbane Building Company, Skanska USA, Manhattan Construction, McCownGordon Construction, and C.W. Driver Companies top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest public library general contractors and construction management (CM) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report. 


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Top 30 Public Library Engineering Firms for 2023

KPFF Consulting Engineers, Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings Group, Thornton Tomasetti, WSP, and Dewberry top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest public library engineering and engineering/architecture (EA) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.


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Top 50 Public Library Architecture Firms for 2023

Quinn Evans, McMillan Pazdan Smith, PGAL, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Gensler top BD+C's ranking of the nation's largest public library architecture and architecture/engineering (AE) firms for 2023, as reported in Building Design+Construction's 2023 Giants 400 Report.

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Libraries

Libraries | Jan 29, 2018

Commercial plane that skidded off the runway may become Turkey’s newest public library

The plane was removed from its cliffside perch five days after the incident.

Architects | Oct 11, 2017

Architects to policymakers: Buildings are infrastructure, too

Left out of this ongoing national debate over infrastructure are the nation’s other public buildings: the libraries, community centers, courthouses, community college buildings, affordable housing developments, and justice facilities.

Green | Sep 12, 2017

Brooklyn’s Windsor Terrace Library gets a living roof

The roof was funded through a process that allows local residents to decide how City capital dollars are spent in their neighborhoods.

Libraries | Sep 1, 2017

Johnson Favaro selected to design new main library in Riverside, Calif.

The choice comes after a 12-year planning process and a yearlong selection process.

Libraries | Aug 30, 2017

1850s library building is brought into the 21st century

The original building was updated and given a new extension and landscaping.

Libraries | Aug 18, 2017

Johnson Favaro-designed Lions Park project breaks ground in Costa Mesa

The project includes a new library, the renovation of the existing library, and the redevelopment of parkland.

Libraries | Aug 17, 2017

San Diego’s newest library branch will be family focused

The long-delayed project reflects community design input.

Libraries | May 31, 2017

A year after its facelift, Boston’s Public Library is relevant again

Visitors are flocking to its brighter, connected halls, which now include retail and digital components. 

Libraries | May 16, 2017

A New York-area community college adds new zest to its library

Wired seating and group work areas abound.   

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