Winning entries of Perkins&Will's Phil Freelon​ Design Competition

The winners of Perkins&Will’s annual Phil Freelon internal design ideas challenge have been announced after a trio of projects focused on civic connection, adaptive and renewable thinking, emerging technologies, and information access were selected for the competition's 20th edition. The brief for his year's contest asked participants to re-imagine civic space in the form of a library in the year 2049. The selected site for this latest challenge is the main public library of San Francisco, which was built in 1996 and sits adjacent to City Hall. Each designer was asked: "Already, public libraries have had to adapt to the age of the internet and the changing habits of staff and visitors, transforming from passive collections of books to active zones for collaboration and creation. What other changes could we see in the next 25 years?" A first, second, and third-place winner was selected, along with three honorable mentions. First Place: NestDesigned by Max Hu and August MillerRead the full post on Bustler