ARCHITECTURE | MERIT 

Entry Name: Patience S. Latting Northwest Library
Firm: LWPB Architecture
Project Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Owner: City of Oklahoma City
Photographer: Joseph Mills Photography

The first branch library constructed by the Metropolitan Library System in over 30 years, the Patience S. Latting Northwest Library combines imagery of the Oklahoma prairie with the technology and purpose of a modern library. Only the second City of Oklahoma City project to be registered for LEED certification, sustainability drove many design decisions. Energy demand was decreased by 30 percent with a ground-source geothermal system and generous natural day lighting. Heat gain was decreased with deep roof overhangs and reflective roofing materials.

The design concept for this new and long anticipated library was completed in association with Richard+Bauer.