{"id":18800,"date":"2013-08-05T15:39:15","date_gmt":"2013-08-06T01:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=18800"},"modified":"2021-11-22T15:10:23","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T01:10:23","slug":"windward-cc-library-is-peoples-choice-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2013\/08\/05\/windward-cc-library-is-peoples-choice-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Windward CC<\/abbr> library is people’s choice winner"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Windward Community College’s Library Learning Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Windward Community College’s Library Learning Commons<\/a> received the People’s Choice Award<\/a> at the 2013 American Institute of Architects Honolulu<\/a> Design Awards’ Shaping Hawaiʻi<\/span> Through Design Excellence gala and celebration on Wednesday, July 24.<\/p>\n

The AIA<\/abbr> Honolulu People’s Choice Award gives the public an opportunity to view AIA<\/abbr> distinguished entrants and determine a winner by popular choice. <\/p>\n

Architects Hawaiʻi<\/span>, principal Terry McFarland, accepted the award. “We used an integrated design process in which students, teachers and administrators were involved to help establish a design program and design direction,” said McFarland. <\/p>\n

As the first green library in Hawaiʻi<\/span>, Windward’s<\/a> Library Learning Commons is an example of how architecture can contribute to the advancement of education and technology in the 21st century.<\/p>\n

The Library Learning Commons features elements beyond a regular library including a media center, classrooms and a coffee shop. Open common areas, including the three-story atrium, bring in natural daylight creating a collaborative and efficient learning environment. As a focal point within the Windward campus, the library maintains the campus aesthetic of Spanish Mission Revival Architecture. <\/p>\n

Along with state-of-the-art technology, unique features include its furniture made of recycled materials from the previously demolished building. The library is in the process of receiving the LEED Silver Certification.<\/p>\n

—A Windward CC<\/abbr> news release<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

More on the Library Learning Commons<\/h2>\n

Other Library Learning Commons awards<\/strong><\/p>\n