Skyway Library Receives 2018 AIA Washington Civic Design Award

Left to right: BuildingWork Principal Matt Aalfs, Associate Kate Weiland, KCLS Facilities Director Greg Smith, AIA Washington President Mark Cork

This month we had the honor of attending the 2018 AIA Washington Civic Design Awards in Spokane with our client, Greg Smith of the King County Library System to celebrate the Skyway Library. This impactful project was one of twelve projects recognized by AIA Washington for outstanding civic architecture. Principal Matt Aalfs and Associate Kate Weiland accepted the award for BuildingWork.

Skyway Library represents the first significant public investment in the Skyway community—an unincorporated, under-served neighborhood—in several decades. The library’s design focuses on three opportunities: an oddly-shaped triangular site, community members’ aspiration for an inspiring and dynamic public space, and the requirement for a generous and flexible building to serve both current and future needs.

Read more about Skyway and other 2018 AIA Washington Civic Design award winners on the AIA Washington Council’s website: http://aiawa.org/portfolio/skyway-library/, and on our website: http://www.buildingwork.design/projects/skyway-library/