Editing Seattle Public Library (section)

==Architecture==
Many of The Seattle Public Library's facilities are notable works of architecture. They reflect the aesthetics of several very different periods. The various former Carnegie libraries and the Douglass-Truth library all date from a single period of two decades in the early 20th century. No further branch libraries were built between 1921 and 1954, and when branch construction resumed, the [[International style (architecture)|International style]] had swept away the earlier [[revivalism (architecture)|revivalism]]. Today's Greenwood and North East branches are both expanded versions of 1954 libraries, the latter originally designed by [[Paul Thiry (architect)|Paul Thiry]]; a third library from 1954, the [[Capitol Hill Branch Library|Susan J. Henry branch]] on Capitol Hill, has been entirely replaced, as has Bindon & Wright's 1960 Central Library.<ref name=SPL-hist />

The [[Seattle Central Library]] opened in 2004 and was designed by [[Rem Koolhaas]] and [[Joshua Prince-Ramus]] of the [[Office of Metropolitan Architecture]] (OMA)<ref name="OMA 2019">{{cite web |title=Seattle Central Library | website=OMA |date=2019-10-04 |url=https://www.oma.com/projects/seattle-central-library |access-date=2024-09-10}}</ref> in a joint venture with [[LMN Architects]] and {{ill|Front Inc.|qid=Q130272755|short=yes}} Facade Consultants.<ref name="Front">{{cite web |title=Seattle Central Library |website=Front |url=https://front.global/project/seattle-central-library/ |access-date=2024-09-10}}</ref> In 2007, the building was voted #108 on the [[American Institute of Architects]]' (AIA) list of Americans' 150 favorite structures in the U.S. The building received a 2005 national AIA Honor Award for Architecture.<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 6, 2007 |title=108. Seattle Public Library (2004) - Seattle, WA; Rem Koolhas; Office for Metropolitan Architecture; LMN Architects |url=http://blog.aia.org/favorites/2007/02/108_seattle_public_library_200.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926215552/http://blog.aia.org/favorites/2007/02/108_seattle_public_library_200.html |archive-date=September 26, 2013 |website=AIA Archiblog |publisher=The American Institute of Architects}}</ref>

Six current Seattle branch libraries are on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]: Columbia (architects: [[Harlan Thomas|Harlan P. Thomas]] and W. Marbury Somervell),<ref name="NRHP 75611190">{{cite web |title=Seattle Public Library – Columbia Branch |website=National Archives NextGen Catalog |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75611190 |access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> Fremont (architect: [[Daniel Riggs Huntington]]),<ref name="NRHP 75611192">{{cite web |title=Seattle Public Library – Fremont Branch |website=National Archives NextGen Catalog |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75611192 |access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> Green Lake (architects: W. Marbury Somervell & {{ill|Joseph S. Cote|qid=Q121051505|short=yes}}),<ref name="NRHP 75611200">{{cite web |title=Seattle Public Library—Green Lake Branch |website=National Archives NextGen Catalog |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75611200 |access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> Queen Anne (architects: Harlan P. Thomas and W. Marbury Somervell),<ref name="NRHP 75611188">{{cite web |title=Seattle Public Library – Queen Anne Branch |website=National Archives NextGen Catalog |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75611188 |access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> University (architects: Somervell & Joseph S. Cote),<ref name="NRHP 75611198">{{cite web |title=Seattle Public Library—University Branch |website=National Archives NextGen Catalog |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75611198 |access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> and West Seattle (architects: W. Marbury Somervell & Joseph S. Cote).<ref name="NRHP 75611196">{{cite web |title=Seattle Public Library – West Seattle Branch |website=National Archives NextGen Catalog |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75611196 |access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> The original Ballard branch (architect: [[Henderson Ryan]]) also shares this status,<ref name="NRHP 75611184">{{cite web |title=Ballard Carnegie Library |website=National Archives NextGen Catalog |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75611184 |access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> as does the old Wallingford Fire and Police Station (architect: Daniel Riggs Huntington),<ref name="NRHP 75612524">{{cite web |title=Wallingford Fire and Police Station |website=National Archives NextGen Catalog |url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75612524 |access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref> which housed a branch library from 1986 to 2000.<ref name="Wilma 2002">{{cite web |last=Wilma |first=David |title=Wallingford Branch, The Seattle Public Library |website=HistoryLink.org |date=2002-10-17 |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/3992 |id=Essay 3992 |access-date=2024-09-10}}</ref>

In addition, several buildings have been designated as landmarks by the [[Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board]]: Columbia,<ref name=landmark>{{Cite web |date=December 5, 2007 |title=Key Contacts, Libraries for All Capital Projects |url=https://www.spl.org/lfa/projects/keycontacts.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215093406/https://www.spl.org/lfa/projects/keycontacts.html |archive-date=February 15, 2008 |access-date=December 28, 2007 |website=Seattle Public Library - Libraries for All - Capital Projects}}</ref> Douglass-Truth,<ref name="Douglass-Truth">{{Cite web |date=April 9, 2002 |title=Public invited to open house to view designs for Douglass-Truth Library Expansion |url=https://www.spl.org/lfa/LFApr/branchlibraries/douglass/dthopenhouse020409.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706083704/https://www.spl.org/lfa/LFApr/branchlibraries/douglass/dthopenhouse020409.html |archive-date=July 6, 2009 |access-date=December 28, 2007 |website=Seattle Public Library - Libraries for All - Capital Projects}}</ref> Fremont, Green Lake, Lake City, Magnolia, North East, Queen Anne, University, and West Seattle.<ref name=landmark />

The new Ballard Branch is also one of the first buildings in Seattle to incorporate green architecture.  The library is equipped with solar panels to reduce its electricity demands, as well as a green roof, which provides insulation to the building, and also serves to reduce stormwater runoff.<ref name="Ballard Library Solar">{{cite web |title=Solar Project - Ballard Library |website=seattle.gov |date=2019-05-06 |url=https://www.seattle.gov/light/Green/greenPower/Accomplishments/balnsc.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223132628/https://www.seattle.gov/light/Green/greenPower/Accomplishments/balnsc.asp |archive-date=2019-12-23 |url-status=deviated}}</ref>