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SO-IL + JKurtz announced as winners of the MLK Cleveland Public Library design competition

By Hope Daley|

Monday, Jul 2, 2018

New Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch of The Cleveland Public Library rendering by SO-IL & JKurtz Architects. Image: The Cleveland Public Library.

The Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustees has announced SO-IL of Brooklyn, New York, and JKurtz Architects of Cleveland as the winning team in the design competition for the Library’s new Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch. The international design competition, funded by a $93,000 grant from the Cleveland Foundation, resulted in dozens of entries from around the world. In addition to SO-IL + JKurtz, the finalist teams included MASS Design Group & LDA Architects and Bialosky Cleveland & Vines Architecture.

New Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch of The Cleveland Public Library rendering by SO-IL & JKurtz Architects. Image: The Cleveland Public Library.

SO-IL + JKurtz's design presented a concept for the library branch around Dr. King’s “table of brotherhood” from his famous 1963 “I Have a Dream" speech. This expansive table would serve as a multi-use space with both practical and symbolic applications. The firms also proposed elements including a staircase leading to an elevated space (which will display the Anisfield-Wolf collection), an interactive podium called the Freedom Map, a Living Wall projecting movable words, and a Virtual Garden.

New Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch of The Cleveland Public Library rendering by SO-IL & JKurtz Architects. Image: The Cleveland Public Library.

The new Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch will be constructed on Euclid Avenue in the University Circle neighborhood. The current Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch, located at 1962 Stokes Boulevard, will remain open until the new branch is complete. The Library is now prepared to enter into negotiations with the architects for this project.

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  • Miles Jaffe ·  Jul 02, 18 8:01 PM

    Gotta love all those segregating screens.

    Really, is this the best they could do?

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SO-IL + JKurtz announced as winners of the MLK Cleveland Public Library design competition

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SO-IL + JKurtz announced as winners of the MLK Cleveland Public Library design competition

By Hope Daley|

Monday, Jul 2, 2018

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New Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch of The Cleveland Public Library rendering by SO-IL & JKurtz Architects. Image: The Cleveland Public Library.

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competition winner ● competition ● library ● cleveland public library ● cleveland ● ohio ● usa ● martin luther king jr. memorial library ● so-il ● midwest
SO – IL
SO – IL

The Cleveland Public Library Board of Trustees has announced SO-IL of Brooklyn, New York, and JKurtz Architects of Cleveland as the winning team in the design competition for the Library’s new Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch. The international design competition, funded by a $93,000 grant from the Cleveland Foundation, resulted in dozens of entries from around the world. In addition to SO-IL + JKurtz, the finalist teams included MASS Design Group & LDA Architects and Bialosky Cleveland & Vines Architecture.

New Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch of The Cleveland Public Library rendering by SO-IL & JKurtz Architects. Image: The Cleveland Public Library.

SO-IL + JKurtz's design presented a concept for the library branch around Dr. King’s “table of brotherhood” from his famous 1963 “I Have a Dream" speech. This expansive table would serve as a multi-use space with both practical and symbolic applications. The firms also proposed elements including a staircase leading to an elevated space (which will display the Anisfield-Wolf collection), an interactive podium called the Freedom Map, a Living Wall projecting movable words, and a Virtual Garden.

New Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch of The Cleveland Public Library rendering by SO-IL & JKurtz Architects. Image: The Cleveland Public Library.

The new Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch will be constructed on Euclid Avenue in the University Circle neighborhood. The current Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch, located at 1962 Stokes Boulevard, will remain open until the new branch is complete. The Library is now prepared to enter into negotiations with the architects for this project.

RELATED NEWS The 2018 Landezine International Landscape Award winners have been announced
RELATED NEWS The four winning projects of the 2018 Young Talent Architecture Award

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  • Miles Jaffe ·  Jul 02, 18 8:01 PM

    Gotta love all those segregating screens.

    Really, is this the best they could do?

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