Editors,  A R  <br/><br/>
AR Library award winners revealed 

 - 17 December 2018 
 - London  EMAP Publishing Limited  2018 
<br/><br/> The joint development of a library with a public piazza in Sydney, Australia, has been chosen by a judging panel comprised of Clare Wright, Giancarlo Mazzanti and Demetri Porphyrios. The jury praised the project’s contribution to community infrastructure, in its preservation of public space and de-institutionalisation of the library as type, as exemplary of the potential of the library as a public programme. <br/>The winner is joined by two highly commended projects: The Pinch in Shuanghe village, Yunnan Province, China, by Olivier Ottevaere and John Lin of the University of Hong Kong, and Maya Somaiya Library in Kopargaon, Maharashtra, India by Sameep Padora + Associates.<br/><br/>Giancarlo Mazzanti said of the winning and highly commended projects that ‘Green Square, Maya Somaiya and The Pinch reaffirm architecture’s potential to enhance relationships between inhabitants. The Pinch exemplifies how temporary and small buildings can transform and help to build a meeting place in a rural setting.’ 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)