Woburn Public Library Expansion "Ideas" Competition


	The Jury SHERIDA E. PAULSEN, FAIA Principal, PKSB Architects President 2009, AIA New York Chapter Former Chair, New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission PRESTON SCOTT COHEN, AIA Principal, Preston Scott Cohen, Inc. Chair, Department of Architecture, Harvard University Graduate School of Design AMANDA LAWRENCE Founder and Editor, PRAXIS JESSICA PINEO LOHNES, AICP Principal, FOLLIES A Philanthropic Venture in architecture, urban design and planning GRETCHEN VON GROSSMANN, AIA, AICP, LEED AP Principal, Von Grossmann & Company An urban design, architecture, planning and communications firm

What wonderful, inspiring and educational day!

On behalf of the jury members, the Library Board of Trustees, the City Council and Mayor Thomas McLaughlin, we would all like to thank you for your incredible efforts on the part of the library. All the proposals, 100 in total, brought a lively discussion. We enjoyed the day very much.

The exhibit of entries to the competition has been postponed. Please check back for the exhibition dates and opening reception date.

Please note: The thumbnail images link to presentation-sized PDFs (36"x24"), most of which are in the 1-3mb range. Please be patient while a PDF loads after clicking on an image.

First Prize
Lacina Heitler Architects, New York, NY
Design Team: Josh Heitler, Brian Cuff, Doug Houstoun, Marina Yu, Ed Rojas, Kevin Denlinger and Aaron Whitney.

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Second Prize
Kaplan Chen Kaplan, Architects and Planners, Santa Monica, CA
Design Team: Barbara Krensky Kaplan, David Kaplan, Benito Sanchez (Team Leader), Ali Moghaddam, Melissa Peter, Judith Cukier

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Honorable Mentions
Construct Studio, Lexington, MA
Design Team: Leno E. Filippi and Evan Hickey

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Note: The presentation boards will be kept and will be part of a traveling exhibition on the library. We will be posting many of the projects with comments.