Jacksonville Public Library on AIA Florida's "Top 100 Buildings of the Past 100 Years" List

January 19, 2012

The American Institute of Architects Florida Chapter named the Jacksonville Public Library to the list of the Top 100 Buildings in its "Florida Architecture: 100 Years, 100 Places" competition.  The public will be invited to vote its favorite buildings on the AIA Florida website March 5 through March 31.    

Completed in 2005, the 297,000 square-foot Jacksonville Public Library, on Hemming Plaza on the corner of North Laura and West Monroe Streets, is a state-of-the-art facility that is also a great public space with intimate and grand rooms, garden courtyards, conference areas, and cafes.   The building continues Jacksonville's rich tradition of civic structures which speak in a version of the classical language adapted to the particulars of local climate and culture.