{"id":3943,"date":"2019-04-17T17:17:26","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T17:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/?p=3943"},"modified":"2019-04-17T17:17:27","modified_gmt":"2019-04-17T17:17:27","slug":"tutt-library-wins-aia-ala-library-building-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sites.coloradocollege.edu\/atb\/2019\/04\/17\/tutt-library-wins-aia-ala-library-building-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutt Library Wins AIA\/ALA Library Building Award"},"content":{"rendered":"

By: Miriam Brown \u201921<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

After its reopening in 2017, Tutt Library became a symbol of Colorado College\u2019s core values: intellectual curiosity, environmental sustainability, innovation, and collaboration. The library\u2019s renovations were so transformational to its relationship with the campus that it is receiving national recognition, as one of six libraries awarded with this year\u2019s American Institute of Architects\/American Library Association Library Building Award for the best library architecture and design.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to Library Director JoAnn Jacoby, Tutt Library was such a competitive candidate in part because it was \u201cbuilt for the block,\u201d designed to maximize flexibility for students. The renovation more than doubled its seating capacity, and rooms throughout the building can transform from a classroom to a conference room to a study room to match the community\u2019s needs. Additionally, technologically rich spaces such as the GIS Lab, DataViz Wall, and Tech Sandbox make it a hot spot for cross-disciplinary collaboration. Today, the library averages around 1,800 visits each day, and 43 percent of faculty report that they visit the library more than before the renovation because of the \u201copen and inviting spaces.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Tutt Library is also uniquely representative of CC\u2019s sense of place. It reflects the college\u2019s commitment to environmental sustainability, as the largest academic library to be a carbon-neutral, net-zero energy facility. Throughout the building, there are windows and terraces to give visitors a view of Pikes Peak, and the outside of the building is decorated to reference locally mined red sandstone.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe now have a reimagined library that is as adaptable, nimble, and innovative as our students and that was built to sustain the academic rigor and intensity of CC\u2019s pioneering Block Plan,\u201d says Jacoby. \u201cWe got the award, I think, in part because of how well the transformation aligns with our mission and unique identity, so in that sense, the award calls attention not just to this particular building, but what it represents about our community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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By: Miriam Brown \u201921 After its reopening in 2017, Tutt Library became a symbol of Colorado College\u2019s core values: intellectual curiosity, environmental sustainability, innovation, and collaboration. The library\u2019s renovations were so transformational to its relationship with the campus that it is receiving national recognition, as one of six libraries awarded with this year\u2019s American Institute … <\/p>\n

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